Heisman History ... 1950 to 1959

The Heisman History, Votes and Finishes ... 1950 to 1959

 CFN Heisman Central
2000-2006 | 1990-1999 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979
1960-1969 | 1950-1959 | 1940-1949 | 1935-1939

1950
1	Vic Janowicz	Ohio State	Junior	HB	633
2	Kyle Rote	SMU	Senior	HB	280
3	Red Bagnell	Penn	Senior	B	231
4	Babe Parelli	Kentucky	Junior	QB	214
5	Bob Reynolds	Nebraska	Soph	HB	174
6	Bob Williams	No Dame	Senior	QB	159
7	Leon Heath	Oklahoma	Senior	FB	125
8	Dan Foldberg	Army	Senior	E	103

1951
1	Richard Kazmaier	Princeton	Sr.	RB	1,777
2	Hank Lauricella	Tennessee	Sr.	RB	424
3	Babe Parelli	Kentucky	Sr.	QB	344
4	Bill McColl	Stanford	Sr.	E	313
5	John Bright	Drake	Sr.	RB	230
6	John Karras	Illinois	Sr.	HB	223
7	Larry Isbell	Baylor	Sr.	QB	163
8	Hugh McElhenny	Washington	Sr.	FB	103
9	Ollie Matson	San Fran	Sr.	B	95
10	Don Coleman	Mich St	Sr.	T	93

1952
1	Billy Vessels	Oklahoma	Sr.	RB	525
2	Jack Scarbath	Maryland	Sr.	QB	367
3	Paul Giel	Minnesota	Jr.	TB	329
4	Donn Moomaw	UCLA	Sr.	LB	257
5	John Lattner	No Dame	Jr.	HB	253
6	Paul Cameron	UCLA	Jr.	HB	218
7	Jim Sears	USC	Sr.	B	173
8	Don McAuliffe	Mich St	Sr.	HB	164
9	Don Heinrich	Washington	Sr.	QB	153
10	Tom Catlin	Oklahoma	Sr.	C	150

1953
1	John Lattner	Notre Dame	Sr.	HB	1,850
2	Paul Giel	Minnesota	Sr.	TB	1,794
3	Paul Cameron	UCLA	Sr.	HB	444
4	Bernie Faloney	Maryland	Sr.	QB	258
5	Bob Garrett	Stanford	Sr.	QB	231
6	Alan Ameche	Wisconsin	Jr.	FB	211
7	J.C. Caroline	Illinois	So.	HB	193
8	J.D. Roberts	Oklahoma	Sr.	G	108
9	Lamar McHan	Arkansas	Sr.	QB	78
10	Steve Meilinger	Kentucky	Sr.	E	65

1954
1	Alan Ameche	Wisconsin	Sr.	FB	1,068
2	Kurt Burris	Oklahoma	Sr.	LB	838
3	Howard Cassady	Ohio St	Jr.	HB	810
4	Ralph Guglielmi	No Dame	Sr.	QB	691
5	Paul Larson	California	Sr.	QB	271
6	Dick Moegle	Rice	Sr.	RB	258
7	Jack Ellena	UCLA	Sr.	T	193
8	George Shaw	Oregon	Sr.	QB	182
9	Pete Vann	Army	Sr.	QB	134
10	Bob McNamara	Minnesota	Sr.	QB	104

1955
1	Howard Cassady	Ohio St	Sr.	HB	2,219
2	Jim Swink	TCU	Jr.	HB	742
3	George Welsh	Navy	Sr.	QB	383
4	Earl Morrall	Michi St	Sr.	QB	323
5	Paul Hornung	No Dame	Jr.	QB	321
6	Bob Pellegrini	Maryland	Sr.	C	294
7	Ron Beagle	Navy	Sr.	E	212
8	Ron Kramer	Michigan	Jr.	E	192
9	Bo Bolinger	Oklahoma	Sr.	G	148
10	Calvin Jones	Iowa	Sr.	G	138

1956
1	Paul Hornung	No Dame	Sr.	QB	1,066
2	John Majors	Tenn	Sr.	RB	994
3	Tom McDonald	Oklahoma	Sr.	HB	973
4	Jerry Tubbs	Oklahoma	Sr.	LB	724
5	Jim Brown	Syracuse	Sr.	HB	561
6	Ron Kramer	Michigan	Sr.	E	518
7	John Brodie	Stanford	Sr.	QB	281
8	Jim Parker	Ohio State	Sr.	G	248
9	Kenny Ploen	Iowa	Sr.	QB	150
10	Jon Arnett	USC	Sr.	HB	128

1957
1	John David Crow	Texas A&M	Sr.	RB	1,183
2	Alex Karras	Iowa	Sr.	DT	693
3	Walt Kowalczyk	Mich St	Sr.	HB	630
4	Lou Michaels	Kentucky	Sr.	T	330
5	Tom Forrestal	Navy	Sr.	QB	232
6	Jim Philips	Auburn	Sr.	E	216
7	Bob Anderson	Army	So.	HB	204
8	Dan Currie	Mich St	Sr.	C	197
9	Clendon Thomas	Oklahoma	Sr.	HB	185
10	Lee Grosscup	Utah	Jr.	QB	147

1958
1	Pete Dawkins	Army	Sr.	HB	1,394
2	Randy Duncan	Iowa	Sr.	QB	1,021
3	Billy Cannon	LSU	Jr.	HB	975
4	Bob White	Ohio St	Jr.	RB	365
5	Joe Kapp	Cal	Sr.	QB	227
6	Bill Austin	Rutgers	Sr.	TB	197
7	Bob Harrison	Okla	Sr.	LB	187
8	Dick Bass	Pacific	Jr.	RB	96
9	Don Meredith	SMU	Jr.	QB	75
10	Nick Pietrosante	No Dame	Sr.	FB	70

1959
1	Billy Cannon	LSU	Sr.	HB	1,929
2	Richie Lucas	Penn St	Sr.	QB	613
3	Don Meredith	SMU	Sr.	QB	286
4	Bill Burrell	Illinois	Sr.	LB	196
5	Charlie Flowers	Ole Miss	Sr.	FB	193
6	Dean Look	Mich St	Sr.	HB	176
7	Dale Hackbart	Wisconsin	Sr.	QB	134
8	Dwight Nichols	Iowa State	Sr.	RB	126
9	Monte Stickles	No Dame	Sr.	E	126
10	Ron Burton	N'western	Sr.	RB	122