Quarterback, UCLA, 1965–⁠67

Gary Beban

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Gary Beban played quarterback at UCLA (1965–⁠67). He won the 1967 Heisman Trophy and the 1967 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1967. The Los Angeles Rams took Beban in round 2, No. 30 overall in the 1968 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

At a glance

Best season
1967
Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and 4 more
Drafted
No. 30
Round 2, 1968 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

Team titles: AAWU champions, 1965

All-America: consensus 1967; NEA second team 1965; Central Press third team 1965; The Football News 1965 and 1966

Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1967; W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy 1967

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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