Past Heisman winners

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  1. Atreus21

    Atreus21 Founding Member

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    Have there been any Heisman winners who've gone to the NFL and totally rocked? It seems that the Heisman trophy is more of a curse than an award.
     
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    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    Off the top of my head, Barry Sanders comes to mind..

    He won it didn't he?
     
  3. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    tim brown, bo jackson, tony dorsett, oj simpson.


    I think Vinny and the Jets won it. although he's not great he is still hanging around going on 20 years in the league i believe. also i think he won the year after Bo Jackson...just to put it in perspective timewise.
     
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    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    It seems like the "heisman jinx" is a recent thing.. past decade or so.. A lot of the 80's winners did very well in the nfl.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    yes but he didnt accept the award due to indifference.

    forgot about him.
     
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    ahhh yes.. That's why his name came to mind so quickly.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    remember when sanders coulda been the rushing leader one year with detroit in the last game and he told Wayne Fontes, I think, don't worry about it. Put the backup in.

    that dude was a trip. didnt really care yet great.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    he accepted it. I was being a smartass due my last post.
     
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    He did not like attention at all.. He was a team player in every sense of the word. Yet he was so good that attention was unavoidable.
     
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    Shhhh.
     

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