Dick Kazmaier - Honors

Honors

  • 1950-1951: All American in football
  • 1951: Heisman Trophy winner
  • 1951: Maxwell Award winner
  • 1951: Named outstanding college football player by the Los Angeles Times, the Detroit Times, and the Cleveland Touchdown Club
  • 1951: Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
  • 1951: Philadelphia SportsWriters Association Athlete of the Year
  • 1960: Ivy League Football Player of the Decade
  • 1962: Voter to the Greater Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame
  • 1969: Sports Illustrated 's 1950's All Decade Team
  • 1989: Walter Camp Distinguished American Award recipient
  • 1993: National Football Foundation's Distinguished American Award in 1993
  • 2007: Jersey number (#21) officially retired at Maumee High School in Kazmaier's honor.
  • 2008: Jersey number (#42) officially retired at Princeton University in Kazmaier's (& Bill Bradley's) honor.

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