| Since the late 1980's, Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks have not had much success in professional football. Here's a peak at the careers of the past Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks: |
| Player |
School |
Year |
NFL Career, etc. |
| Tim Tebow |
Florida |
2007 |
Lost to Michigan in Capital One Bowl 2008 |
| Troy Smith |
Ohio St |
2006 |
Drafted 5th round, Baltimore Ravens 3rd string |
| Matt Leinart |
USC |
2004 |
Solid rookie season, 2006, Arizona Cardinals |
| Jason White |
Oklahoma |
2003 |
Not drafted; out of pro football |
| Carson Palmer |
USC |
2002 |
Probowl 2005 & 2006, Cincinnati Bengals |
| Eric Crouch |
Nebraska |
2001 |
Drafted as WR by Rams; out of pro football |
| Chris Weinke |
Florida St |
2000 |
2-17 as a starter |
| Danny Wueffel |
Florida |
1996 |
Seven seasons; out of pro football |
| Charlie Ward |
Florida St |
1993 |
Played in NBA for the Knicks |
| Gino Torretta |
Miami (Florida) |
1992 |
Five seasons; played in one game |
| Ty Detmer |
BYU |
1990 |
7-4 as starter 1996; played mostly backup QB |
| Andre Ware |
Houston |
1989 |
Six career starts |
| Vinny Testaverde |
Miami (Florida) |
1986 |
Successful in NFL |
| Doug Flutie |
Boston College |
1984 |
Successful in NFL |
| Pat Sullivan |
Auburn |
1971 |
unknown |
| Jim Plunkett |
Stanford |
1970 |
Successful in NFL |
| Gary Beban |
UCLA |
1967 |
unknown |
| Steve Spurrier |
Florida |
1966 |
maybe??? |
| John Huarte |
Notre Dame |
1964 |
unknown |
| Roger Staubach |
Navy |
1963 |
Hall of Fame (Dallas Cowboys 1969-1979) |
| Terry Baker |
Oregon State |
1962 |
unknown |
| Paul Hornung |
Notre Dame |
1956 |
Hall of Fame HB (Green Bay 1957-1966) |
| John Lujack |
Notre Dame |
1947 |
Draft 1st-round Chicago Bears; All-Pro DB |
| Les Horvath |
Ohio State |
1944 |
LA Rams 1947-8; Cleveland Browns 1949 |
| Angelo Bertelli |
Notre Dame |
1943 |
WWII, LA Dons 1946; Chicago Rockets 1946-7 |
| Davey O'Brien |
TCU |
1938 |
All-Pro 1939; retired after 1940; FBI agent |
| Clint Frank |
Yale |
1937 |
unknown |
