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...American Football Coaches Association All-America Team and received the New England Football Writers Association’s Harry Agganis/Harold Zimman Award as the top senior in New England. In this weekend’s Shrine Game, he will line up on the same team as two Heisman Trophy finalist quarterbacks—Iowa’s Brad Banks and Miami’s Ken Dorsey—in the nation’s premier college all-star game...
DIED. JAY BERWANGER, 88, first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1935 and first player ever drafted by the NFL; in Oak Brook, Ill. In the days before platoon football, Berwanger had to pass, block, tackle, punt, kick off, boot extra points and return punts. Unimpressed by football fame, he stored the trophy at the home of his aunt, who used it as a doorstop...
...time again. Morris was awarded the Bushnell Trophy as Ivy League Player of the Year, the first Crimson honoree since 1973. The New England Sports Writers Association then honored Morris as the New England Division I Player of the Year. Morris won the award over players like then-Heisman hopeful William Green of Boston College...
That’s so close that if the Buffs would have been ranked just one position higher in any of eight computer polls, Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch would be headlining the Fiesta Bowl...
DIED. JOHN MCKAY, 77, outspoken coach who led the University of Southern California to four national titles in 16 seasons and established it as a football titan; in Tampa, Fla. During McKay's 1960-75 tenure, U.S.C. picked up the nickname Tailback U. and churned out Heisman Trophy winners Mike Garrett and O.J. Simpson. In 1975 McKay left the college ranks to take the helm of a new NFL expansion team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In their first two seasons, the Bucs lost a record 26 straight games. Asked what he thought of his team's execution, McKay said...