Running back, Duke, 1938–41
Steve Lach
Steve Lach played running back at Duke (1938–41). He finished ninth in the 1941 Heisman vote. The Chicago Cardinals took Lach in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1942 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1980College Football Hall of Fame
- 1940, 1941First-team All-Southern Conference
- 1941Ninth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Southern champions, 1938, 1939 and 1941
All-America: INS first team 1941; NEA Sports Syndicate first team 1941; Liberty magazine 1941; AP second team 1941; UP second team 1941; New York Sun first team 1941; Paramount News 1941; Central Press second team 1941; and one more selector’s team
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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