Stan Heath, 1950
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Quarterback, Nevada, to 1948

Stan Heath

Stan Heath played quarterback at Nevada (to 1948). He finished fifth in the 1948 Heisman vote. The Green Bay Packers took Heath in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1949 NFL Draft. The Chicago Hornets also took him first overall in the 1949 AAFC Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1948
Second-team All-Pacific Coast, National leader in passer rating (157.2) and 4 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passer rating, 1948
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 1949 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

All-America: UP first team 1948; Sporting News second team 1948; Central Press second team 1948

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
1950Canadian footballHamilton Tiger-Cats
1951–⁠52Canadian footballCalgary Stampeders
1953Canadian footballHamilton Tiger-Cats
1954Canadian footballCalgary Stampeders

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

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