Les Horvath
 Horvath in c. 1944. |
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| Halfback/Quarterback | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: October 12, 1921 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: South Bend, Indiana | |||||||||
| Date of death: November 14, 1995 (aged 74) | |||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: Cleveland (OH) Rhodes | |||||||||
| College: Ohio State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1943 / Round: 6 / Pick: 45 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1947 for the Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
| Last played in 1948 for the Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
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Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 1948
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| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |||||||||
| College Football Hall of Fame | |||||||||
Leslie "Les" Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.
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Early life[edit]
He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Horvath graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland.
College football[edit]
Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. While at The Ohio State University he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[1] 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 at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 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.
Career[edit]
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.
Family[edit]
He has a son, Phil Horvath, who played football for Northern Illinois University.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.delts.org/about/famousdelts.html Retrieved 2012-02-19
External links[edit]
- Les Horvath at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Les Horvath at the Heisman Trophy
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| Preceded by Gordon Appleby |
Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1944 |
Succeeded by Ollie Cline |
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- 1921 births
- 1995 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- American football running backs
- All-American college football players
- Heisman Trophy winners
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Cleveland Browns (AAFC) players
- American people of Hungarian descent
- Ohio State University alumni
- United States Navy officers
