Mike Phipps
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Quarterback, Purdue, to 1969

Mike Phipps

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Mike Phipps played quarterback at Purdue (to 1969). He finished second in the 1969 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1969. The Cleveland Browns took Phipps in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1970 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

At a glance

Best season
1969
Sammy Baugh Trophy, Consensus All-American and 2 more
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1969 vote
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 1970 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1967

All-America: consensus 1969; The Football News 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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