Running back, Pennsylvania

Bob Odell

Bob Odell played running back at Pennsylvania. He won the 1943 Maxwell Award. He finished second in the 1943 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1943 and 1944. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Odell in round 2, No. 15 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

At a glance

Best season
1943
Maxwell Award and Consensus All-American
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1943 vote
Drafted
No. 15
Round 2, 1944 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

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.

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