
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
Honors
- Inducted 1991College Football Hall of Fame
- 1971Maxwell Award
- 1971Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1971UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1971Consensus All‑American
- 1971National leader in points per game (16.44)
- 1971National leader in rushing yards (1,881)
- 1971Second in the Heisman vote
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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