The last pure wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy was Desmond Howard of the University of Michigan in 1991. But Charles Woodson, the 1997 winner who also played at Michigan, was a cornerback and punt returner who occasionally lined up on offense as a receiver.
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I believe there have been four winners since the NFL-AFL merger. Barry Sanders was the last to win both. He won the Heisman in 1988 and shared the NFL MVP with Brett Favre in 1997. Marcus Allen won the Heisman in 1981 and the MVP in 1985. Earl Campbell won the Heisman in 1977 and the MVP in 1979. Finally, OJ Simpson won the Heisman in 1967 and the NFL MVP in 1973. Don't forget Paul Hornung -- the first to do it.
No....his father Tom Harman did.
Paul Hornung was the 1956 Heisman Trophy winner who played on a Notre Dame team that finished the season 2-8. He is the only player from a losing team to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Sam Bradford 2008
Cam Newton in 2010.
Barry Sanders ... won the Heisman in 1988 and the NFL MVP in 1997.
Emmitt Smith did not win a Heisman Trophy.
Tim Brown in 1987
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.
OJ won the Heisman in 1968.
Through the 2008 season, that was USC teammates Matt Leinart who won the Heisman in 2004 and Reggie Bush who won in 2005.
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Running back Rickey Williams, who was awarded the 1998 Heisman Trophy, played for the University of Texas from 1995 to 1998. He was the second player from Texas to win the coveted award. The first was running back Earl Campbell in 1977.
Desmond Howard won the Heisman Trophy in 1991.