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 |