Les Horvath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Les Horvath

American football player

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1995

Profession: dentist, military officer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Les Horvath

  • Leslie Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) was an American football quarterback and halfback who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Ohio State University in 1944.
  • Horvath was the first Ohio State player to win the Heisman, an award given to the best college football player in the United States.
  • The school retired his jersey number 22 in 2001. Horvath grew up in Parma, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland and became a standout high school athlete despite his small stature.
  • He entered Ohio State in 1939 on a work scholarship, but tried out for and made the football team the following year.
  • He played as a reserve halfback on the 1942 team coached by Paul Brown that won Ohio State's first-ever national championship.
  • Horvath graduated that year and moved to Ohio State's dental school.
  • In 1944, however, acting Ohio State football coach Carroll Widdoes asked Horvath to rejoin the team, taking advantage of a World War II-era rule allowing graduate students with remaining eligibility to play.
  • Horvath agreed, and helped lead the Buckeyes to a 9–0 record and a second-place showing in the AP Poll.
  • He won the Heisman and was named an All-American after the season. Horvath graduated from dental school in 1945 and served as a dental officer in the U.S.
  • Navy for two years.
  • Following his discharge, he played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams in 1947 and 1948 before being released and signing with the Cleveland Browns in 1949.
  • The Browns won the All-America Football Conference championship that year.
  • Horvath retired from playing in 1950 and moved to Los Angeles to practice dentistry, and lived there for the rest of his life.
  • Horvath was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Ohio State athletics hall of fame in 1977.

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