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Master Coach John Robinson was blessed to have two Heisman trophy winners at USC. Charles White won his Heisman trophy in 1979. Charles was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1996.
The Voting
| |
Points |
|
| Place |
Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| 1st |
Charles White |
Southern California |
Sr. |
TB |
453 |
144 |
48 |
1,695 |
| 2nd |
Billy Sims |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
RB |
82 |
180 |
167 |
773 |
| 3rd |
Marc Wilson |
Brigham Young |
Sr. |
QB |
72 |
124 |
125 |
589 |
| 4th |
Art Schlichter |
Ohio State |
So. |
QB |
19 |
54 |
86 |
251 |
| 5th |
Vagas Ferguson |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
TB |
12 |
38 |
50 |
162 |
| 6th |
Paul McDonald |
Southern California |
Sr. |
QB |
11 |
18 |
23 |
92 |
| 7th |
George Rogers |
South Carolina |
Jr. |
RB |
8 |
20 |
17 |
81 |
| 8th |
Mark Herrmann |
Purdue |
Jr. |
QB |
5 |
12 |
15 |
54 |
| 9th |
Ron Simmons |
Florida State |
Jr. |
NG |
5 |
8 |
10 |
41 |
| 10th |
Steadman Shealy |
Alabama |
Sr. |
QB |
1 |
10 |
9 |
32 |
Charles White's dominating victory prevented Billy Sims from becoming the second two-time Heisman winner. White won all six sections and registered more than 900 points over Sims.
Marcus Allen won his Heisman trophy in 1981. Marcus was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1999.
The Voting
| |
Points |
|
| Place |
Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| 1st |
Marcus Allen |
Southern California |
Sr. |
TB |
441 |
204 |
66 |
1,797 |
| 2nd |
Herschel Walker |
Georgia |
Soph. |
TB |
152 |
278 |
187 |
1,199 |
| 3rd |
Jim McMahon |
Brigham Young |
Sr. |
QB |
91 |
131 |
171 |
706 |
| 4th |
Dan Marino |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
QB |
16 |
51 |
106 |
256 |
| 5th |
Art Schlichter |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
QB |
21 |
15 |
56 |
149 |
| 6th |
Darrin Nelson |
Stanford |
Sr. |
RB |
7 |
7 |
13 |
48 |
| 7th |
Anthony Carter |
Michigan |
Jr. |
WR |
2 |
11 |
14 |
42 |
| 8th |
Kenneth Sims |
Texas |
Sr. |
DT |
3 |
6 |
13 |
34 |
| 9th |
Reggie Collier |
Southern Mississippi |
Jr. |
QB |
2 |
6 |
12 |
30 |
| 10th |
Rich Diana |
Yale |
Sr. |
RB |
3 |
2 |
10 |
23 |
Southern Cal's Marcus Allen won five of the six sections and outdistanced Georgia's Herschel Walker, 441-204, in first place votes. Walker's second place finish was the highest for a sophomore since Glenn Davis of Army in 1944.
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