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Jul 9, 2014 · Leon Hart was a big player for Notre Dame. He was actually the BIGGEST Heisman Trophy Winner of all time.
During his eight years with the Lions, Detroit won four division and three league titles. In his college career he caught 49 passes for 742 yards and 13 touchdowns. Leon Hart was born Novemeber 2, 1928, in Turtle Creek, PA. He died September 24, 2002. His son Kevin Hart, played tight end for Notre Dame from 1977-79.
Sep 25, 2002 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Leon Hart, the rugged two-way end who won the 1949 Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player and helped Notre Dame win three national titles, died Tuesday. He was 73.
Sep 24, 2002 · Sept. 24, 2002. University of Notre Dame football legend Leon Hart, who as a senior right end in 1949 became the third of seven Irish winners of the Heisman Trophy, died this morning at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, Ind. He was 73. Hart – who had been hospitalized since Sept. 15, a day after attending the Notre Dame ...
Leon Joseph Hart (November 2, 1928 – September 24, 2002) was an American football end and fullback who played for eight seasons, from 1950 to 1957, with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award playing college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1949.
Hart was the Detroit Lions' number one draft choice in 1950 and earned All-Pro defensive laurels the following season. Then, in 1951, he became the last player selected All-Pro on both offense and defense.
During his eight years with the Lions, Detroit won four division and three league titles. In his college career he caught 49 passes for 742 yards and 13 touchdowns. Leon Hart was born Novemeber 2, 1928, in Turtle Creek, PA. He died September 24, 2002. His son Kevin Hart, played tight end for Notre Dame from 1977-79.
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