Ed Marinaro, 1981
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Running back, Cornell, 1969–⁠71

Ed Marinaro

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Ed Marinaro played running back at Cornell (1969–⁠71). He won the 1971 Maxwell Award. He finished second in the 1971 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1971. The Minnesota Vikings took Marinaro in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 1972 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

At a glance

Best season
1971
Maxwell Award, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year and 4 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in points per game, 1971
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 1972 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 1971

All-America: consensus 1971; Central Press first team 1970; UPI first team 1970; AP second team 1970; AP third team 1969; Football News 1970

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.

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