New York Jets Quiz:1) Interceptions, career? 2) Field goals,
career? 3) Touchdowns, career (rushing and receiving)? 4)
Passing yards, game? 5) Receptions, game? 6) Who won more
games as coach, Walt Michaels or Joe Walton? Answers below.
The Heisman Trophy
If you want to see how past winners have fared in the NFL, scroll
through the Bar Chat archives (link below) and check out the
12/12/01 edition. This time I thought I would review the voting
since 1950. For you football junkies, it will bring back some
memories of those who fell a little short.
1950
Vic Janowicz, Ohio State, HB
2nd – Kyle Rote, SMU, HB
3rd – Reds Bagnell, Penn, HB
4th – Babe Parilli, Kentucky, QB
1951
Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB
2nd – Hank Lauricella, Tennessee, HB
3rd – Babe Parilli, Kentucky, QB
4th – Bill McColl, Stanford, E
1952
Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB
2nd – Jack Scarbath, Maryland, QB
3rd – Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB
4th – Donn Moomaw (sic), UCLA, C
1953
Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB
2nd – Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB
3rd – Paul Cameron, UCLA, HB
4th – Bernie Faloney, Maryland, QB
1954
Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB
2nd – Kurt Burris, Oklahoma, C
3rd – Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, Ohio State, HB
4th – Ralph Guglielmi, Notre Dame, QB
1955
Howard Cassady, Ohio State, HB
2nd – Jim Swink, TCU, HB
3rd – George Welsh, Navy, QB
4th – Earl Morrall, Michigan St., QB
1956
Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB
2nd – Johnny Majors, Tennessee, HB
3rd – Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma, HB
4th – Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma, C
1957
John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB
2nd – Alex Karras, Iowa, T
3rd – Walt Kowalczyk, Michigan St., HB
4th – Lou Michaels, Kentucky, T
1958
Pete Dawkins, Army, HB
2nd – Randy Duncan, LSU, HB
3rd – Billy Cannon, LSU, HB
4th – Bob White, Ohio State, HB
1959
Billy Cannon, LSU, HB
2nd – Richie Lucas, Penn St., QB
3rd – Don Meredith, SMU, QB
4th – Bill Burrell, Illinois, G
1960
Joe Bellino, Navy, HB
2nd – Tom Brown, Minnesota, G
3rd – Jake Gibbs, Mississippi, QB…the Yankees’ catcher.
4th – Ed Dyas, Auburn, HB
1961
Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB
2nd – Bob Ferguson, Ohio St., HB
3rd – Jimmy Saxton, Texas, HB
4th – Sandy Stephens, Minnesota, QB
1962
Terry Baker, Oregon St., QB
2nd – Jerry Stovall, LSU, HB
3rd – Bobby Bell, Minnesota, T
4th – Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama, C
1963
Roger Staubach, Navy, QB
2nd – Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech, QB
3rd – Sherman Lewis, Michigan St., HB
4th – Don Trull, Baylor, QB
1964
John Huarte, Notre Dame, QB
2nd – Jerry Rhome, Tulsa, QB
3rd – Dick Butkus, Illinois, C
4th – Bob Timberlake, Michigan, QB
1965
Mike Garrett, Southern California, HB
2nd – Howard Twilley, Tulsa, E
3rd – Jim Grabowski, Illinois, FB
4th – Donny Anderson, Texas Tech, HB…great group!
1966
Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB
2nd – Bob Griese, Purdue, QB
3rd – Nick Eddy, Notre Dame, HB
4th – Gary Beban, UCLA, QB
1967
Gary Beban, UCLA, QB
2nd – O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal, HB
3rd – Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB…he was awesome.
4th – Larry Csonka, Syracuse, FB
1968
O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal, HB
2nd – Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB
3rd – Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame, QB
4th – Ted Kwalik, Penn State, TE
1969
Steve Owens, Oklahoma, HB
2nd – Mike Phipps, Purdue, QB
3rd – Rex Kern, Ohio St., QB
4th – Archie Manning, Mississippi, QB
1970
Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB
2nd – Joe Theismann, Notre Dame, QB
3rd – Archie Manning, Mississippi, QB
4th – Steve Worster, Texas, RB
1971
Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB
2nd – Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB
3rd – Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB
4th – Johnny Musso, Alabama, RB…loved this guy.
1972
Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, WR…best there ever was.
2nd – Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB
3rd – Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG
4th – Bert Jones, LSU, QB
1973
John Cappelletti, Penn St., RB
2nd – John Hicks, Ohio Sat., OT
3rd – Roosevelt Leaks, Texas, RB
4th – David Jaynes, Kansas, QB
1974
Archie Griffin, Ohio St., RB
2nd – Anthony Davis, Southern Cal, RB
3rd – Joe Washington, Oklahoma, RB
4th – Tom Clements, Notre Dame, QB
1975
Archie Griffin, Ohio St., RB…only repeat winner.
2nd – Chuck Muncie, California, RB
3rd – Ricky Bell, Southern Cal, RB
4th – Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, RB
1976
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, RB
2nd – Ricky Bell, Southern Cal, RB
3rd – Rob Lytle, Michigan, RB
4th – Terry Miller, Oklahoma St., RB
1977
Earl Campbell, Texas, RB
2nd – Terry Miller, Oklahoma St., RB
3rd – Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame, TE
4th – Doug Williams, Grambling, QB
1978
Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB
2nd – Chuck Fusina, Penn St., QB
3rd – Rick Leach, Michigan, QB
4th – Charles White, Southern Cal, RB
1979
Charles White, Southern Cal, RB
2nd – Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB
3rd – Marc Wilson, Brigham Young, QB
4th – Art Schlichter, Ohio St., QB…wanna bet?!
1980
George Rogers, South Carolina, RB
2nd – Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE
3rd – Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB
4th – Mark Hermann, Purdue, QB
1981
Marcus Allen, Southern Cal, RB
2nd – Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB
3rd – Jim McMahon, Brigham Young, QB
4th – Dan Marino, Pittsburgh, QB…not a bad group.
1982
Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB
2nd – John Elway, Stanford, QB
3rd – Eric Dickerson, SMU, RB
4th – Anthony Carter, Michigan, WR
1983
Mike Rozier, Nebraska, RB
2nd – Steve Young, Brigham Young, QB
3rd – Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
4th – Turner Gill, Nebraska, QB
1984
Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
2nd – Keith Byars, Ohio St., RB
3rd – Robbie Bosco, Brigham Young, QB
4th – Bernie Kosar, Miami, QB
1985
Bo Jackson, Auburn, RB
2nd – Chuck Long, Iowa, QB
3rd – Robbie Bosco, Brigham Young, QB
4th – Lorenzo White, Michigan St., RB
1986
Vinny Testaverde, Miami, QB
2nd – Paul Palmer, Temple, RB
3rd – Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, QB
4th – Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma, LB
1987
Tim Brown, Notre Dame, WR
2nd – Don McPherson, Syracuse, QB
3rd – Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross, WR/DB
4th – Lorenzo White, Michigan St., RB
1988
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., RB
2nd – Rodney Peete, Southern Cal, QB
3rd – Troy Aikman, UCLA, QB
4th – Steve Walsh, Miami, QB
1989
Andre Ware, Houston, QB
2nd – Anthony Thompson, Indiana, RB
3rd – Major Harris, West Virginia, QB
4th – Tony Rice, Notre Dame, QB
1990
Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, QB
2nd – Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame, WR
3rd – Eric Bieniemy, Colorado, RB
4th – Shawn Moore, Virginia, QB
1991
Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR
2nd – Casey Weldon, Florida St., QB
3rd – Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, QB
4th – Steve Emtman, Washington, DT
1992
Gino Torretta, Miami, QB
2nd – Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., RB
3rd – Garrison Hearst, Georgia, RB
4th – Marvin Jones, Florida St., LB
1993
Charlie Ward, Dlorida St., QB
2nd – Heath Shuler, Tennessee, QB
3rd – David Palmer, Alabama, RB
4th – Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., RB
1994
Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB
2nd – Ki-Jana Carter, Penn St., RB
3rd – Steve McNair, Alcorn St., QB
4th – Kerry Collins, Penn St., QB
1995
Eddie George, Ohio St., RB
2nd – Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, QB
3rd – Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB
4th – Darnell Autry, Northwestern, RB
1996
Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB
2nd – Troy Davis, Iowa St., RB
3rd – Jake Plummer, Arizona St., QB
4th – Orlando Pace, Ohio St., OL
1997
Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB
2nd – Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB
3rd – Ryan Leaf, Washington St., QB
4th – Randy Moss, Marshall, WR
1998
Ricky Williams, Texas, RB
2nd – Michael Bishop, Kansas St., QB
3rd – Cade McNown, UCLA, QB
4th – Tim Couch, Kentucky, QB
1999
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB
2nd – Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech, QB
3rd – Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, QB…6th in 2000.
4th – Drew Brees, Purdue, QB
2000
Chris Weinke, Florida St., QB
2nd – Josh Heupel, Oklahoma, QB
3rd – Drew Brees, Purdue, QB
4th – LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, RB
2001
Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB
2nd – Rex Grossman, Florida, QB
3rd – Ken Dorsey, Miami, QB
4th – Joey Harrington, Oregon, QB
[Source: “NCAA Football Records,” put out by the NCAA. And
we acknowledge editor Scott Deitch.]
Stuff
–As my Philly area buddy Mark R. and I discussed, what the hell
was Jim Thome thinking in agreeing to his new 6-year $85
million contract to play with the Phillies? One off season and
he’ll be excoriated. [StocksandNews word of the week.]
Personally, I’m just ticked that after all this talk about what a
great guy and citizen Thome is, having just won baseball’s
annual award for good character (forgot the name for it)*, he
abandoned ship. Why? Cleveland offered him 5 years for $62
million. In other words, $12.4 million isn’t enough. He needed
$14.1 million. And some wonder why baseball’s popularity is
declining?
*Thanks, Rod. I was just told it was the Roberto Clemente
Humanitarian Award.
[Of course as a New York Mets fan I’m also particularly upset
that Thome will now be ruining my sleep on a regular basis.]
–Go Wofford! The men’s basketball team beat Virginia Tech.
Heck, they could be a #4 seed come March!
–Rutgers football…pitiful. In wrapping up a 1-11 campaign, the
Scarlet Knights averaged 1.5 yards per carry, for the entire
season.
–1950…Army was undefeated and had allowed just 26 points all
year. Navy was 2-6. Navy won 14-2. And that’s why when
these two get together, you throw out the records!
[Courtesy: Sports Cliché, Inc.]
–Suzy Whaley, a 36-year-old Connecticut pro, has qualified for
and will participate in next year’s Greater Hartford Open,
making her the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event. She
earned her spot by winning a Connecticut tourney. This is going
to be a lot of fun to watch, and she has a terrific attitude about
it. Suzy isn’t trying to make a ‘statement,’ a la the current
Masters controversy, rather she is rightly grabbing an
opportunity she won fair and square.
“I’m going to play the best I possibly can, and hope that just my
being there will inspire other women and future women golfers,”
she said.
You know what? You go girl!
Top 3 songs for the week of 12/6/75: #1 “Fly, Robin Fly”
(Silver Connection) #2 “That’s The Way (I Like It)” (K.C. &
The Sunshine Band) #3 “Sky High” (Jigsaw…man, having
trouble placing this one…from the movie ‘The Dragon Flies’)
New York Jets Quiz Answers: 1) Interceptions, career: Bill
Baird, 34. 2) Field goals, career: Pat Leahy, 304 (1974-91) 3)
Touchdowns, career: Don Maynard, 88. [1960-72, all
receiving…ahh, the good old days…I have an autographed
football card of his somewhere.] 4) Passing yards, game: Joe
Namath, 496 on 9/24/72* 5) Receptions, game: Clark
Gaines…former Wake Forest dude…17, back in 1980. [He only
had 36 total in 5 games that season.] 6) Coaching victories: Joe
Walton went 54-59-1 (1983-89); Walt Michaels was 41-49-1
(1977-82). The only winning coach for the Jets (who had at least
20 victories) was Bill Parcells at 30-20 (1997-99…including
playoffs). **Weeb Ewbank was only 73-78-6 in his tenure
(1963-73).
*9/24/72…Jets 44, Baltimore 34…Namath had his 496 yards on
just 15 completions! [15 of 28] Johnny Unitas completed 26
passes for 376 yards. Jets tight end Rich Caster caught 6 for 204
yards and 3 TDs, Eddie Bell 7 for 197 yards. The 872 yards
combined was a NFL record. “It was a fun day,” said Namath
afterwards. “Baltimore played a zone defense, and all I did was
send one or two receivers into one area and another one deep
underneath the zone. That underneath man always seemed to be
open.” [Source: NFL Encyclopedia] Caster was exciting…322
receptions for a 17.1 avg. over his career with 45 TDs. At 6’5”
228 lbs., he was an original back then.
Next Bar Chat, Tuesday. Dave McNally and baseball’s free
agents.
