This stampeding fullback in 37 games in four years scored 25 touchdowns gained 3,345 scrimmage yards and was mainly responsible for the Badgers' 26 victories during 1951-54. His ability to play 55 or more minutes per game amplified his nickname into "The Iron Horse." He holds all rushing records for single game and season performances at Wisconsin, scoring more points and touchdowns than any player in the school's history. He was Wisconsin's greatest grid star. Ameche played as a fullback with the Baltimore Colts for six seasons (1955-1960), then founded Gino's Inc. and served as Corporate Secretary and a member of the Board. Alan was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from St. Joseph's College and was Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Multiple Sclerosis Society, a Trustee of Malvern Prep, and was Corporations Chairman for the United Negro College Fund. Alan passed away on August 8th, 1988.

Alan was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1975.

The Voting

					Points
Place	Name	School	Class	Position	1	2	3	Total
1	Alan Ameche	Wisconsin	Sr.	FB	214	157	112	1,068
2	Kurt Burris	Oklahoma	Sr.	C-LB	180	111	76	838
3	Howard Guglielmi	Notre Dame	Sr.	QB	112	128	99	691
5	Paul Larson	California	Sr.	QB	50	42	37	271
6	Dick Moegle	Rice	Sr.	RB	36	53	44	258
7	Jack >Ellena	UCLA	Sr.	T	23	40	44	193
8	George Shaw	Oregon	Sr.	QB	32	33	20	182
9	Pete Vann	Army	Sr.	QB	20	22	30	134
10	Bob McNamara	Minnesota	Sr.	QB	16	15	26	104

The panel was up to 1,318 and Alan "the Horse" Ameche won in the East and Midwest and Oklahoma's two-way star, Kurt Burris, took the South and Southwest. Ameche registered 214 first place votes to 838 for Burris.

Number of registered electors: 1,318
Date of announcement: November 30, 1954
Date of dinner: December 9, 1954

The positions within each region:

Place	East	South	Midwest	Southwest	Far West
1	Ameche	Burris	Ameche	Burris	Larson
2	Guglielmi	Ameche	Cassady	Moegle	Shaw
3	Cassady	Cassady	Burris	Ameche	Ellena
4	Burris	Guglielmi	Guglielmi	Shaw	Burris
5	Vann	Moegle	McNamara	Cassady	Cassady