The last time a Heisman Trophy winner also won a national championship was only as recent as 2015. It was Alabama running back Derrick Henry, who set the SEC single-season rushing record that still stands (2,219 yards) and led the Crimson Tide to a 45-40 title win over Clemson in the first of many thrillers between the two programs.
There are only 15 players in college football history to accomplish two such feats in the same season:
1. Davey O’Brien, QB, TCU, 1938
2. Bruce Smith, RB, Minnesota, 1940
3. Angelo Bertelli, QB, Notre Dame, 1943
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