knapplc Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Gale Sayers was born in Omaha, NE and would have attended the University of Iowa, except Jerry Burns, Iowa's head coach, didn't have time to meet with him on his recruiting visit. Sayers went to Kansas, and earned the nickname "The Kansas Comet." Roger Staubach is the last player of any military academy to win the Heisman Trophy (1963). Staubach led the Navy Midshipmen to the National Championship game in his Junior year. Staubach volunteered for duty in Vietnam after college, delaying his professional career until 1969, when he was a 29-year-old rookie. Link to comment
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