Leon Hart

Leon Hart
No. 82
Position:	End ; Fullback
Personal information
Born:	November 2, 1928; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 24, 2002 (aged 73); South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Turtle Creek ; (Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania)
College:	Notre Dame (1946–1949)
NFL draft:	1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1950–1957);
Career highlights and awards
	3× NFL champion (1952, 1953, 1957); Pro Bowl (1951); First-team All-Pro (1951); 3× National champion (1946, 1947, 1949); Heisman Trophy (1949); Maxwell Award (1949); SN Player of the Year (1949); Unanimous All-American (1949); Consensus All-American (1948); First-team All-American (1947);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	174
Receiving yards:	2,499
Receiving touchdowns:	26
Rushing yards:	612
Rushing average:	4.3
Rushing touchdowns:	5
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Leon Joseph Hart (November 2, 1928 – September 24, 2002) was an American football end and fullback who played for eight seasons, from 1950 to 1957, with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award playing college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1949.

Hart is the only lineman to win three college football national championships and three NFL championships. He is the most recent of only two lineman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Also, he is one of four players, along with Angelo Bertelli, Cam Newton, and Joe Burrow to win the Heisman Trophy, a national championship, and be the first overall pick in the NFL Draft all in the same one-year span.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.