cliftonparksufan
Iggy Award Czar/Co 2020-21 Iggy Award Winner PPG
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How many people remember this historic trailblazing event. I'm glad the movie and statue were made to memorialize this very important person. (Thanks OE).
Looking at the voting breakdown it was no slam dunk but it's interesting that the South wasn't his weakest area. Fortunately the East carried him to victory.
Ernie Davis - Heisman
Davis won Syracuse’s first Heisman thanks to a fine all-around season in 1961. He is the first black player to win a Heisman Trophy. Born in New Salem, Penn., Davis moved to Elmira, New York, when he was 12 and soon revealed himself to be quite an athlete. He played baseball, basketball and...
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Looking at the voting breakdown it was no slam dunk but it's interesting that the South wasn't his weakest area. Fortunately the East carried him to victory.
heisman 1961 videos - Google Search
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