Les Horvath
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| Les Horvath | |
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| Date of birth: | October 12, 1921 |
| Place of birth: |  South Bend, Indiana |
| Date of death: | November 14, 1995 |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Halfback |
| College: | Ohio State University |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1947-1948 1949 |
Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | 1944 Heisman Trophy |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| College Football 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 the 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.
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| 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 |
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[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
Horvath graduated High School from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland, OH other notable graduates Drew Carey and Arnaldo L Jimenez.
