Before They Were Stars
Historic Heisman Trophy Winners—Before They Were Football Stars!
How’s your fantasy football team doing? Hope you placed some bets on contender quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein, and linebacker Manti Te'o for the 2012 Heisman Trophy award! Started in 1935 by the Downtown Athletics Club of Manhattan, New York (John Heisman was the athletics director at the time), the Heisman Trophy has become the holy grail of collegiate football players. It is awarded to the most outstanding player in the nation, which is saying a lot! Whether you’re biting your nails or running stats numbers, it’s going to be a close one with this year’s talented bunch. Here is a look at another group of iconic football stars... but way before they were Heisman winners, when dreams of going pro were still just dreams. By Brittany Carson
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Desmond Howard—1991
Desmond Howard lettered in three different varsity sports while attending St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio… one of them as a football tailback of course! Howard then played for University of Michigan and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991, having scored 138 points that season. Howard played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions. He is now a college football analyst for ESPN.
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