| Date of birth: | October 12, 1921 |
| Place of birth: | South Bend, Indiana |
| Date of death: | November 14, 1995 (aged 74) |
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| Position(s): | Halfback/Quarterback |
| College: | Ohio State University |
| NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 6 / Pick: 45 |
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| 1947-1948 1949 |
Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards: | 1944 Heisman Trophy |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Leslie "Les" Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.
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He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Horvath graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland.
Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season, and moved on to graduate school. 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. The college football rules at the time permitted the fourth year of eligibility beyond graduation because of wartime.
After graduating from the dental school in 1945, Horvath joined the United States Navy as an Ensign, and he served in that role until he was discharged in July 1947. He played professional football for three seasons from 1947 to 1949 for the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. He then became a practicing dentist in the Los Angeles area of southern California.
He has a son, Phil Horvath who played football for Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights.
| Preceded by Gordon Appleby |
Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1944 |
Succeeded by Ollie Cline |
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