1982
Herschel Walker won the Heisman in 1982 as a junior for the University of Georgia.
Yes, Herschel Walker did play for the Georgia Bulldogs. He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award in 1982.
George Rogers, South Carolina running back.
Junior running back Herschel Walker of Georgia won the 1982 Heisman Trophy over Stanford quarterback John Elway, 1,926 votes to 1,231. Walker was the 1981 Heisman runner up to Southern Cal running back Marcus Allen. He also finished third in 1980, behind South Carolina running back George Rogers and Pitt defensive lineman Hugh Green.
HERSCHEL WALKER
AnswerMike Rozier, running back for the University of Nebraska, won the Heisman Trophy in 1983.
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, Herschel Walker, Georgia, Roger Staubach, Navy, and...
Dick Kazmaier, halfback from Princeton University, won the Heisman Trophy in 1951 and was the last player from the Ivy League to win the award.
One, running back Archie Griffin of Ohio State in 1974 and 1975.
Other JC transfers have won it (OJ at USC and Mike Rozier at Nebraska come immediately to mind), but they didn't win it in their 1st year after transferring from JC. Cam Newton may well be the 1st one to win it immediately after transferring.
Herschell Walker and Frank Sinkwich
Cam newton won the heisman and Nick fairly won the Lombardi trophy in 2010 for the auburn tigers