Les Horvath, 1948
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Running back and quarterback, Ohio State, 1944

Les Horvath

Born
Oct 12, 1921, in South Bend, Indiana
Died
Nov 14, 1995, in Glendale, Arizona
Served
United States Navy

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Les Horvath played running back and quarterback at Ohio State (1944). He won the 1944 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1944. The Cleveland Rams took Horvath in round 6, No. 45 overall in the 1943 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

At a glance

Best season
1944
Heisman Trophy, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year and 3 more
Drafted
No. 45
Round 6, 1943 NFL Draft (Cleveland Rams)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1944

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.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1949AAFCCleveland Browns

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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