Heisman Trophy Paul Hornung, 1956
John Huarte, 1964
6-1, 190, Right Halfback Fenwick High School Chicago, IL
6-2, 205, Quarterback Flaget High School Louisville, KY
6-0, 180, Quarterback Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA
HERE COME THE IRISH
John Lattner, 1953
THE FIGHTING IRISH
Att. Yds. Avg. 68 341 5.0 148 732 4.9 134 651 4.9 350 1724 4.9
TD 6 5 9 20
Rec. Yds. Avg. 8 157 19.6 17 252 14.8 14 204 14.6 39 613 15.7
KO Ret. Yds. P Ret. Yds. Int. Yds. 1951 0 0 10 91 5 66 1952 3 45 7 113 4 58 1953 8 321 10 103 4 4 TOTAL 11 366 27 307 13 128
’53 Heisman Voting
’56 Heisman Voting
Comp. Int. 4 0 20 0 114 11 138 11
Yds. TD Pct. 38 0 .500 243 1 .476 2062 16 .556 2343 17 .541
TC Yds. TD 3 -14 0 11 -53 0 37 7 3 51 -60 3
’64 Heisman Voting 1. John Huarte, Notre Dame (1,026) 2. Jerry Rhome, Tulsa (952) 3. Dick Butkus, Illinois (505) 4. Bob Timberlake, Michigan (361) 5. Jack Snow, Notre Dame (187) 6. Tucker Frederickson, Auburn (184) 7. Craig Morton, California (181) 8. Steve DeLong, Tennessee (176) 9. Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton (165) 10. Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (124) Huarte’s Heisman Trophy victory ranks as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the award considering he missed much of his sophomore season due to injury and didn’t even play enough as a junior to win a monogram. Behind the aerial efforts of Huarte and fellow Californian Jack Snow (he caught 60 passes that year for 1,114 yards and a record nine touchdowns), Ara Parseghian in his first year turned Notre Dame from a 2-7 team in ’63 into a 9-1 squad that came within minutes of the national title. Huarte threw for 270 yards in the ’64 opening-game upset of Wisconsin including TD tosses of 61 and 42 yards to Snow - and ended up finishing the year ranked third nationally in total offense (2,069 yards). He set 12 Irish records that year, and also earned back of the year and player of the year honors from United Press International. A second-round draft pick of the New York Jets, Huarte played sparingly in the pro ranks for eight years with Boston, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Kansas City and Chicago - prior to retiring from the World Football League Memphis entry in 1975. Huarte was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
UNIVERSITY AND MEDIA INFORMATION
An outstanding all-around athlete who played quarterback, left halfback, fullback and safety, Hornung remains the only player from a losing team (Notre Dame finished 2-8 in ’56) ever to win the Heisman Trophy. As a sophomore, Hornung served as the backup fullback and also averaged 6.1 points per contest while earning a basketball monogram. As a junior, he finished fourth nationally in total offense with 1,215 yards and fifth in the Heisman voting behind Ohio State’s Hopalong Cassady. Hornung ran for one score, threw for another and intercepted two passes in a victory over fourth-ranked Navy - and then brought the Irish from behind against Iowa with a TD pass and game-winning field goal in the final minutes. In a loss to USC, he threw and ran for 354 yards, an NCAA high that year. As a senior, he ranked second nationally in total offense (1,337 yards), accounted for more than half the Irish scoring-and converted 67 times on either third or fourth down as a junior and senior combined. A bonus pick of the Green Bay Packers, he led the NFL in scoring in 1959, ’60 and ’61. He retired after the ’66 season, as physical problems kept him from joining New Orleans as an expansion pick. Hornung joined the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
Att. 8 42 205 255
HISTORY AND RECORDS
Lattner claimed the Heisman Trophy in 1953 during his senior year - in the second-closest Heisman balloting in history despite the fact he didn’t lead the Irish in rushing, passing, receiving or scoring. A jack of all trades who barely nosed out Minnesota’s Paul Giel for the award, Lattner benefitted from helping Leahy’s final Notre Dame team to a 9-0-1 record that earned the Irish national title recognition from all selectors but the two wire services (they named unbeaten Maryland). He received the Maxwell Award as the top collegiate player as both a junior and senior and finished fifth in the Heisman voting as a junior behind Oklahoma’s Billy Vessels. A consensus All-American as both a junior and senior on offense and defense, he made his mark by running, catching and punting the football, while also returning punts and kickoffs and intercepting 13 career passes. He established a record for all-purpose yards from rushing, receiving and runbacks - a mark that stood until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979. He finished with 321 kickoff return yards on only eight returns (two for touchdowns) as a senior. Lattner played one year with the Pittsburgh Steelers before entering the service and suffering a career-ending knee injury in a military game. A former restaurant owner in Chicago, he now is an executive for a business forms company. Lattner was elected to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1979.
1. Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (1,066) 2. John Majors, Tennessee (994) 3. Tom McDonald, Oklahoma (973) 4. Gerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (724) 5. Jimmy Brown, Syracuse (561) 6. Ron Kramer, Michigan (518) 7. John Brodie, Stanford (281) 8. Jim Parker, Ohio State (248) 9. Kenny Ploen, Iowa (150) 10. Jon Arnett, USC (128)
1962 1963 1964 TOTAL
2013 SEASON REVIEW
1. John Lattner, Notre Dame (1,850) 2. Paul Giel, Minnesota (1,794) 3. Paul Cameron, UCLA (444) 4. Bernie Faloney, Maryland (258) 5. Bob Garrett, Stanford (231) 6. Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (211) 7. J.C. Caroline, Illinois (193) 8. J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma (108) 9. Lamar McHan, Arkansas (78)
Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD TC Yds. Avg. 1954 19 5 1 36 0 23 159 6.9 1955 103 46 10 743 9 92 472 5.1 1956 111 59 13 917 3 94 420 4.5 TOTAL 233 110 24 1696 12 209 1051 5.0 Rec. Yds. Avg. P Ret. Yds. KO Ret. Yds. Int. Yds. 1954 0 0 0.0 1 6 1 58 3 94 1955 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 109 5 59 1956 3 26 8.7 4 63 16 496 2 59 TOTAL 3 26 8.7 5 69 23 663 10 212 TD PAT FG Pts 1954 2 6 0 18 1955 6 5 2 47 1956 7 14 0 56 TOTAL 15 25 2 121
COACHES & STAFF
1951 1952 1953 TOTAL
171
99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches 169-192History&Records.indd 171
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