Trivia
Trivia for December 29, 2022
Question
In the Super Bowl era, what franchise has drafted the most Heisman Trophy winners who went on to rush for 1,000-plus yards for them?
Answer
Tennessee Titans, who this year are led by one of those players: Derrick Henry. When the Titans were known as the Houston Oilers, they drafted Earl Campbell, Mike Rozier and Eddie George. (As a USFL player, Mike Rozier was never selected in the regular draft but was picked in the special USFL supplemental draft). The team Tennessee will play tonight, Dallas, is well known for picking two such players: Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker. Two other franchises have picked three: New Orleans (George Rogers, Ricky Williams, Mark Ingram) and Detroit (Steve Owens, Billy Sims and Barry Sanders). This question was written around the Reggie Bush issue. He won a Heisman but was later stripped of the award. Bush was drafted by New Orleans, but his two 1,000-yard seasons came with the Dolphins and Lions (if we’re counting Bush as a Heisman winner, then Detroit has had four of these players – it drafted three from the state of Oklahoma – Billy Sims, Barry Sanders and the less-remembered Steve Ownes.