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
Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library
Steve Spurrier—1966
Steve Spurrier is another all-star athlete who excelled in more than one sport. After graduating from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, Spurrier won an athletic scholarship to the University of Florida where he played quarterback. In 1966, his senior year with the Gators, he snapped up the Heisman Trophy. Spurrier went on to play an astounding nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Spurrier continued a career in football as a coach; in fact, he’s currently the head football coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
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