Fullback, Wisconsin, 1951–54
Alan Ameche
- Born
- Jun 1, 1933, in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Died
- Aug 8, 1988, in Houston, Texas
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Alan Ameche played fullback at Wisconsin (1951–54). He won the 1954 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1954. The Baltimore Colts took Ameche in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1955 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
At a glance
Honors
- 1954Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1975College Football Hall of Fame
- 1952, 1953, 1954First-team All-Big Ten
- 1953Sixth in the Heisman vote
- 1954UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1954Consensus All‑American
- 1954Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1952
All-America: consensus 1954; FWAA 1953; UP second team 1953; AP third team 1953; Central Press first team 1952
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 4 (1955–58) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1955 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1956, 1958)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1955; AP second team 1956, 1958; Sporting News first team 1955–56; New York Daily News first team 1955; United Press first team 1955; NEA second team 1955–56; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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