How many Heisman winners born in Louisiana?

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  1. TigerTap

    TigerTap Founding Member

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    I've only found 2 so far. John David Crow (Texas A&M) 1957 & Devonta Smith (Alabama) 2020.
     
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    Billy Cannon?
     
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    Naw, he was born in Philadephia, Mississippi, moved to Louisiana at around 7, I believe.
     
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    Was wondering today if there were any old timer Heismans that went to others schools, but were actually born in LA.
     
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    Peyton Manning should have won it over Charles Woodson and Jerry Stovall should have won. Leonard Fournette was a shoein until he was stopped cold by Les Miles 70s approachvto offense
     
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    Approach? That’s a kind way to Les’s offense.
     
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    Fornette yards lost his heisman to Bama. They were the only ones to stop him that year
     
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    With a big assist from Miles who kept trying to outmuscled Alabama with no passing attack k
     
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  9. TigerTap

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    Called power football. It died at LSU when Fawn Liebowitz took over & promptly lost to Troy.
     
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    In Bennie B's world, LSU got dem running backs that go for 1,950 in a season...every year.
     
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