Quarterback, Iowa, 1955–⁠58

Randy Duncan

Lettered 1956–⁠58 (school media guide)

Born
Mar 15, 1937, in Osage, Iowa
Died
Sep 27, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa

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Randy Duncan played quarterback at Iowa (1955–⁠58). He finished second in the 1958 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1958. The Green Bay Packers took Duncan first overall in the 1959 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

At a glance

Best season
1958
Consensus All-American, Chicago Tribune Silver Football and 3 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passing yards, 1958
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1959 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1956 and 1958; Big Ten champions, 1956 and 1958

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
1959–⁠60CFLBC Lions
1961AFLDallas Texans

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

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