Daily Archives: December 10, 2011
Baylor QB Robert Griffin III Wins Heisman; Top 10 Heisman Trophy Winners of All Time
Robert Griffin III Passed for 3,998 Yards and Ran for Another 644 (espn.com)
Baylor Bears‘ quarterback Robert Griffin III has won the 77th Heisman Trophy. It’s the school’s first Heisman winner.
To see all the winners by school check out a previous Sports List of the Day post: Schools with the Most Heisman Trophy Winners. For a year-by-year or alphabetical list of all the winners, go to the source: heisman.com.
Want more?
Here’s Time magazine’s rundown of the Top 10 Heisman Trophy Winners. Even better, lostlettermen.com’s Top 10 Most Dominant Heisman Trophy Campaigns.
Since all that’s been covered, here’s a twist…how about the Top 10 Heisman Trophy winners that made it big in the NFL. That’s today’s list below, courtesy the Christian Science Monitor.
| Doak Walker | 1948 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | Detroit Lions |
| Paul Hornung | 1956 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Green Bay Packers |
| Roger Staubach | 1963 | Navy Midshipmen | Dallas Cowboys |
| O.J. Simpson | 1968 | USC Trojans | Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers |
| Jim Plunkett | 1970 | Stanford Cardinal | New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland/LA Raiders |
| Tony Dorsett | 1976 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos |
| Earl Campbell | 1977 | Texas Longhorns | Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints |
| Marcus Allen | 1981 | USC Trojans | LA Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs |
| Doug Flutie | 1984 | Boston College Eagles | Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers |
| Barry Sanders | 1988 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Detroit Lions |
