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No player from the Vanderbuilt Commodores has ever won a Heisman Trophy.
Nobody from Purdue has ever one a Heisman Trophy, but they have had many nominees.
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0 Through the 2008 season, no University of Washington player has won the Heisman Trophy.
The Missouri Tigers have not won an NCAA basketball tournament.
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Tony Doresett is the only Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Pittsburgh. He won the award in 1976.
There have been 5 Heisman Trophy winners from the Oklahoma Sooners. 1952 - Billy Vessels 1969 - Steve Owens 1978 - Billy Sims 2003 - Jason White 2008 - Sam Bradford
The University of Miami football program has had 2 Heisman Trophy winners. Vinny Testaverde was the 1986 winner and Gino Torretta was the 1992 winner.
As of October 2023, there have been a few Heisman Trophy winners who did not pursue a professional football career. Notably, the most prominent examples include John Heisman himself, who won the trophy in 1930, and more recently, winners like Chris Weinke (2000) and Eric Crouch (2001) who did not have significant professional careers. However, the majority of Heisman winners have gone on to play in the NFL or other professional leagues.