Nobody from Purdue has ever one a Heisman Trophy, but they have had many nominees.
Jerry Stovall
Jake Long
Tulsa wide receiver Howard Twilley finished second to USC running back Mike Garrett in the 1965 Heisman Trophy voting.
Four. 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas; 2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska; 2003 Jason White, Oklahoma, 2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma. There have been 4 Heisman Trophy winners from The Big 12 conference: Ricky Williams-Texas Longhorns 1998, Eric Crouch-Nebraska Cornhuskers 2001, Jason White-Oklahoma Sooners 2003, Sam Bradford-Oklahoma Sooners 2008
Rodgers did not win the Heisman trophy while playing for California (UC Berkeley).He finished with 67 votes, a very distant 9th. Where is Jason White today? Matt Lienart?PLAYERYR.SCHOOLPOS.1st2nd3rdTOTALMatt LienartJr.USCQB2672111021,325Adrian PetersonFr.OklahomaRB154180175997Jason WhiteSr.OklahomaQB171149146957Alex SmithSr.UtahQB98112117635Reggie BushSo.USCTB1188083597Cedric BensonSr.TexasRB124169187Jason CampbellSr.AuburnQB212451162J. J. ArringtonSr.CaliforniaRB103319115Aaron RodgersJr.CaliforniaQB8141567Braylon EdwardsSr.MichiganWR3132762
Carson Palmer, quarterback for the University of Southern California, won the Heisman Trophy the year Brad Banks came in second.
David Palmer came in third place in 1993. Charlie Ward (Fla St) won and Heath Shuler (Tenn.) came in second.
John Elway
Heisman Trophy VotingThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the yearWinner: Danny Wuerffel, Florida, Quarterback (1363 points)2. Troy Davis, Iowa St., RB (1174 points)3. Jake Plummer, Arizona St., QB (685 points)4. Orlando Pace, Ohio St., OT (599 points)5. Warrick Dunn, Florida St., RB (341 points)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy_Votingtherefore Troy Davis of Iowa St. came in second
YES, Marcus Allen did win a national champioship He was a freshman tailback behind All-American tailback Charles White on the 1978 USC National Championship team. The team was coached to the National Championship by head coach John Robinson. Thus, Marcus Allen has won the Heisman Trophy, a National Championship and the Super Bowl.
And came back with a trophy ;)