Robert Griffin, Cam Newton, Mark Ingram: You Just Won the Heisman! (Or Did You?)

Posted by David cotignola on May-18-2012 Add Comments

The Heisman.  In all of college football, there is no more honored and coveted an award. 

Given annually to the nation's best college football player since 1935, it's a hotly contested subject by both the players on the field and the fans and sportswriters off it.  Only one time has one player managed to win it twice: Ohio State's Archie Griffin in 1974 and 1975.

But does the Heisman equal NFL greatness?  Hardly.  For every Hall of Famer like Roger Staubach and Marcus Allen, there is a Gino Torretta or Archie Griffin.  Or worse, a Charlie Ward or Ray Berwanger, both of whom won it and never played NFL football.  

Is there a way...

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