From Heisman Glory to Super Bowl Success: There aren’t many people who have won both the Heisman Trophy and the Super Bowl. As we look through the list of Heisman winners who made their mark in the NFL’s biggest game, their stories and talents become clear.
Marcus Allen is one of the few people on this list who has won the Heisman Trophy, a national college title, the NFL MVP award, the Super Bowl, and the Super Bowl MVP award. Allen made history with his great play in the 1983 playoffs, including running for 191 yards against the Washington Redskins, which was the then-Super Bowl record.
Allen is joined in this elite group by Roger Staubach and Jim Plunkett, both players who won the Heisman Trophy and led their teams to Super Bowl wins. Staubach, who was known as “Captain Comeback,” led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl victories in the 1970s and became the face of “America’s Team.”
The Patriots picked Jim Plunkett in the first round of the draft, but he had more success later in his career, leading the Oakland Raiders to win in Super Bowl XV. Plunkett’s amazing rise from backup to Super Bowl MVP shows how unpredictable football careers can be.
Desmond Howard, Tony Dorsett, and Eddie George are some other famous Heisman winners who have won the Super Bowl. Howard was named Super Bowl MVP because his powerful return skills were a big reason why the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.
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Allen is the only football player to have won the Heisman Trophy, a national college football championship, a Super Bowl, the NFL MVP award, and the Super Bowl MVP award (but not in the same season as the Super Bowl).
His impressive stats include 3,022 runs for 12,243 yards on the ground and 5,411 yards catching. Because of his hard work, Allen was named to six Pro Bowls and won two titles as the league’s leading rusher. His legacy will live on in football history.
