Chuck Long
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Quarterback, Iowa, 1981–⁠85

Chuck Long

Lettered 1982–⁠85 (school media guide)

Born
Feb 18, 1963, in Norman, Oklahoma

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Chuck Long played quarterback at Iowa (1981–⁠85). He won the 1985 Davey O’Brien Award and the 1985 Maxwell Award. He finished second in the 1985 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1985. The Detroit Lions took Long in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 1986 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

At a glance

Best season
1985
Davey O’Brien Award, Maxwell Award and 4 more
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1985 vote
Drafted
No. 12
Overall, 1986 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1981 and 1985

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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