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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3249373, member: 289"] My point was simply that they must have considered NFL careers in this vote. Jim was the greatest player to ever play college football but didn't have the greatest college football career. As to historical knowledge, I posted this in 2004: The 1956 Heisman Vote Here are the numbers for the top Heisman candidates of 1956: Paul Hornung, QB, Notre Dame Passing- 59/111 (.532) 917 yds 3TDs 13int Rushing- 94c 420yds (4.5) (don't have TDs in individual categories) Receiving- 3r 26yds (8.7) Punt Returns- 4pr 63yds (15.8) Kickoff Returns- 16kor 496yds (31.0) Interceptions- 2int 59yds ((29.5) Punting: 31p 1166yds (37.6) Scoring: 7td 14xp 0fg 56pts. Team record: 2-8-0 Heisman votes: 1,066 Comment: This was one platoon football and versatility was prized above all other qualities. Hornung certainly had that. But a QB with 3tds and 13int for a 2-8 team, (basically RJ Anderson numbers), has no business winning the Heisman Johnny Majors, TB, Tennessee Rushing- 108c 549yds (5.1) Passing- 36/59 (.610) 552yds 5TD 3int Receiving- none Punt Returns- 10pr 86yds (8.6) Kickoff Returns- 6kor 135yds (22.5) Interceptions: none Punting: 26p 1118yds (43.0) Scoring: 7tds 0FG/XP 42pts Team record: 10-0-0 Heisman votes: 994 Comment: His numbers aren't really that much better than Hornung's but his team was certainly better. Tennessee fans who are miffed that their man didn't win it have a point. Note: a Tailback was 50% halfback, 50% quarterback in the single wing. Tommy McDonald, HB, Oklahoma Rushing: 119c 853yds (7.2) Passing: 8/12 (.667) 183yds 3TD 1int Receiving: 12r 282yds (23.5) 4TD Punt Returns: 13pr 149yds (11.5) Kickoff returns: 3kor 95yds (31.7) Interceptions: 6int 136yds (22.7) Punting: none Scoring: 17TD 0FG/XP 102pts Team record: 10-0-0 Heisman votes: 973 Comment: the Big Gun, but not the only one for the national champion Sooners, who scored 466 points and rushed for a then national record of 391 yards per game. They also played one winning team all season. Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma C/LB no numbers Heisman votes: 742 Jim Brown, HB, Syracuse Rushing: 158c 986yds (6.2) Passing: 3/4 (.750) 76yds 1TD ?int Receiving: 5r 56yds (11.2) Punt Returns: 4pr 15yds (3.8) Kickoff Returns: 7kor 169yds (24.1) Interceptions: 3int 72yds (24.0) Punting: none Scoring: 14TD 22XP 0FG 106pts Team record: 7-1-0 Heisman Votes: 561 Comment: Jim would surely have won the award these days, especially considering that other than Jim Ridlon, he was basically a one man team. But we have to remember that in 1956, he started out the year basically as an unknown. Southern voters may have refused to vote for him but why didn't they swing the vote for Johnny Majors? All these guys played both ways. I don't know about the others but Jim had a reputation as a somewhat indifferent defensive player. And he was never known for his blocking. Basically, he got interested when he had the ball in his hands. So did everybody else. [/QUOTE]
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