Willie Heston

Lettered 1901–⁠04 (school media guide)

Born: Sep 9, 1878, in Galesburg, Illinois
Died: Sep 9, 1963, in Traverse City, Michigan

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Willie Heston played running back at Michigan (1901–⁠04). He was a consensus All‑American in 1903 and 1904. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904; Big Ten champions, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904

All-America: consensus 1903 and 1904; The Newark Advocate first team 1902; Walter Camp third team 1901 and 1902

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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