Les Horvath

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date|1921|10|12|mf=y
Birthplace= South Bend, Indiana
DateOfDeath=November 14, 1995
College=Ohio State University
Position= Halfback
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DraftedRound=
Awards=1944 Heisman Trophy
years=1947-1948 1949
teams=Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns
DatabaseFootball=HORVALES01
CollegeHOF=40043

Les Horvath (born October 12, 1921; died November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season, and moved on to graduate school. While studying dentistry in graduate school, head coach Carroll Widdoes asked Horvath to come back to the team for the 1944 season - because of the manpower shortage caused by World War II. The college football rules at the time permitted the fourth year of eligibility beyond graduation because of wartime.

After graduating from the dental school in 1945, Horvath joined the United States Navy as an ensign, and he served in that role until he was discharged in July, 1947. He played professional football for three seasons from 1947 to 1949 for the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. He then became a practicing dentist in the Los Angeles area of southern California.

Horvath graduated High School from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland, OH other notable graduates Drew Carey and Arnaldo L Jimenez.

External links

* [http://collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40043 From the College Football Hall Of Fame Website.]
* [http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/heisman/osu-m-footbl-horvath.html College football career summary] from the Ohio State University website
* [http://www.davidpietrusza.com/Horvath.html Les Horvath: 1944 Heisman Trophy Winner]