7 Dec 1949
Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by some experts to be the greatest all-time All-American end, Hart played both offense and defense. Hart was a savage blocker and tackler, ran the end-around play and from fullback with devastating effect. Hart received every major football award in 1949 including Athlete of the Year by the Associated ...
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Events
| 1943 Dec 12 |
Angelo Bertelli Wins Heisman Trophy
He made the T-Formation click for the Fighting Irish until his entry into the Marine Corps in 1943. Bertelli completed 169 of 324 passes in 26 games accounting for 2,582 yards. Twenty-nin...
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| 1947 Dec 10 |
John Lujack Wins Heisman Trophy
Lujack was considered one of the greatest T-formation collegiate quarterbacks of all times. Filling in for Angelo Bertelli, who went into the Marines in 1943, he quarterbacked a 26-0 vict...
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| 1949 Dec 7 |
Leon Hart Wins Heisman Trophy
Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by some experts to be the greatest all-time...
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| 1953 Dec 8 |
John Lattner Wins Heisman Trophy
Lattner scored 20 touchdowns and 120 points for the Irish. He gained 3,095 yards rushing, catching passes, returning punts and kickoffs and intercepting passes. Notre Dame lost only three...
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| 1956 Dec 12 |
Paul Hornung Wins Heisman Trophy
The blond, 220-pound Golden Boy, despite a mediocre Notre Dame team, carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 pa...
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| 1964 Dec 3 |
John Huarte Wins Heisman Trophy
The grim-jawed side-arm passer led Notre Dame to a brilliant season of nine victories in 10 games. Although he played only five minutes as a sophomore and 45 minutes as a junior, he estab...
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| 1987 Dec 10 |
Tim Brown Wins Heisman Trophy
The single attribute that sets the great football player apart from the merely good one is the ability to turn a game around on one play. More than any other college star of the 1987 seas...
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