Les Horvath

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Les Horvath
Date of birth	October 12, 1921
Place of birth	South Bend, Indiana
Date of death	November 14, 1995
Position(s)	Halfback
College	Ohio State University
Awards	1944 Heisman Trophy
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1947-1948 1949	Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns
College Hall of Fame

Les Horvath (born October 12, 1921; died November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season. While studying dentistry in graduate school, head coach Carroll Widdoes asked Horvath to come back to the team for the 1944 season because of the manpower shortage caused by World War II and the rules at the time permitted a fourth year of eligibility because of the war.

After graduating from dental school in 1945, he joined the United States Navy as an ensign and served until he was discharged in July of 1947. He played professional football for three seasons from 1947 to 1949 for the Los Angeles Rams (now, St. Louis Rams) and the Cleveland Browns. He then became a practicing dentist in the Los Angeles Area.

Ohio State Buckeyes Football Retired Numbers
#22 Les Horvath • #27 Eddie George • #31 Vic Janowicz • #40 Hopalong Cassady • #45 Archie Griffin • #47 Chic Harley

Preceded by Angelo Bertelli	Heisman Trophy Winner 1944	Succeeded by Doc Blanchard
Preceded by Otto Graham	Big Ten Football MVP 1944	Succeeded by Ollie Cline
Preceded by Gordon Appleby	Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1944	Succeeded by Ollie Cline

[edit] External links

• From the College Football Hall Of Fame Website.
• College football career summary from the Ohio State University website
• Les Horvath: 1944 Heisman Trophy Winner