Born: Mar. 3, 1962Football RB led Georgia to national title as freshman in 1980; won Heisman in 1982 then jumped to upstart USFL in '83; signed by Dallas Cowboys after USFL folded; led NFL in…
Born: Oct. 12, 1970Football QB and Basketball G first Heisman winner to play for national champs (Florida St. in 1993) since Tony Dorsett in 1976; won Sullivan Award (1993); 3-year starter for FSU…
Born: Apr. 5, 1871Football innovator coached at 7 colleges over 49 years; 319 career wins 2nd only to Bear Bryant's 323 in Div. I-A; produced 47 All-Americas, including Jim Thorpe and Ernie Nevers.…
Born: Dec. 14, 1939Football star running back at Syracuse University; first Black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961; drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland but died the…
Born: Nov. 30, 1868Football college star at Amherst College and then Harvard; first Black player to be selected as an All-American (1892-93); also the first Black man admitted to the American Bar…
Born: Oct. 28, 1972Football RB 1998 NFL MVP, rushing for an league-leading 2,008 yards (3rd all-time); played for two Super Bowl winners in Denver (XXXII and XXXIII), earning MVP honors in the…
Born: Aug. 16, 1930Football HB 4-time All-Pro (1955-57,59); NFL MVP in 1956; led NY Giants to 3 NFL title games; longtime TV sportscaster, beginning career in 1958 while still a player; scandal…
Born: Jan. 25, 1924Football T-PK 6-time All-Pro; played in 13 championship games for Cleveland from 1946-67; kicked winning field goal in 1950 NFL title game; 1,608 career points (1,349 in NFL).…
Born: Dec. 20, 1942Track & Field and Football won gold medal in 100m at 1964 Olympics; all-pro SE for Dallas in 1966; won Super Bowl with Cowboys in 1972; convicted of drug trafficking in 1979…
Born: Nov. 18, 1956Football QB MVP of 1978 Rose Bowl with Washington; MVP of CFL with Edmonton in 1983; led Eskimos to 5 consecutive Grey Cup titles (1978-82) and was playoff MVP twice (1980,82);…
