Although many Heisman Trophy winners have failed to make a big splash in the NFL, a select few have used their Heisman Trophy as a spring board for greater achievements while breaking the Heisman Jinx.

Heisman Trophy Winners in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Name	School	Heisman year	Pro Football HOF Induction Year
Doak Walker	SMU	1948	1986
Paul Hornung	Notre Dame	1956	1986
Roger Staubach	Navy	1963	1985
O.J. Simpson	USC	1968	1985
Tony Dorsett	Pittsburgh	1976	1994
Earl Campbell	Texas	1977	1991
Marcus Allen	USC	1981	2003
Barry Sanders	Oklahoma State	1988	2004
Tim Brown	Notre Dame	1987	2015

 

Heisman Trophy Winners That Became NFL Rookie of the Year

Tony Dorsett - 1977

Earl Campbell 1978

George Rogers - 1981

Marcus Allen - 1982

Barry Sanders - 1989

Eddie George - 1996

Charles Woodson - 1998

Cam Newton - 2011

Heisman Trophy Winners -  NFL Players of the Year

Name	School	Year	Team	Award
Frank Sinkwich	Georgia	1944	Detroit	Carr
Paul Hornung	Notre Dame	1961	Green Bay	UPI-AP-Bell
Roger Staubach	Navy	1971	Dallas	Bell
O.J. Simpson	USC	1973	Buffalo	AP-Bell
O.J. Simpson	USC	1978	Buffalo	PFWA
Earl Campbell	Texas	1979	Houston	AP-Bell-PFWA
Marcus Allen	USC	1985	LA Raiders	AP-PFWA
Barry Sanders	Oklahoma State	1997	Detriot	SN-Bell-SI
Cam Newton	Auburn	2016	Carolin	AP

Heisman Trophy Super Bowl MVP's

Name	School	Super Bowl/Date	Team
Roger Staubach	Navy	VI               1/16/72	Dallas Cowboys
Jim Plunkett	Stanford	XV              1/25/81	Oakland Raiders
Marcus Allen	USC	XVIII           1/22/84	LA Raiders
Desmond Howard	Michigan	XXXI           1/26/97	Green Bay Packers