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.
Gino Torretta, quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes, won the 1992 Heisman Trophy.
AnswerMike Rozier, running back for the University of Nebraska, won the Heisman Trophy in 1983.
Gino Toretta.
Running back Willis McGahee finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 2000.
Dwayne Johnson played football for the Miami Hurricanes.
The first person to win the Heisman Trophy in college football was Jay Berwanger. He was a Halfback out Chicago University, and was a senior when he received the trophy. He received 43.08% of the total percentage of points.
Miami Hurricanes baseball was created in 1940.
Miami Hurricanes football was created in 1926.
Alabama beat the much-heralded University of Miami (with Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torreta as their QB) for the 1992 National Championship. It was a blowout.
Vinny Testaverde of the Miami Hurricanes won the 1986 award, which is presented each year to the top college passer in the nation.
Steve Walsh of the Miami Hurricanes won the 1988 award, which is presented each year to the top college passer in the nation.