Terry Baker Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/terry-baker/ The most prestigious award in college football. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:28:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Terry Baker Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/terry-baker/ 32 32 Heisman Ballers On The Hardcourt https://www.heisman.com/heisman-ballers-on-the-hardcourt/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:28:19 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14178 The 2025 NCAA Tournament kicks off this week, which serves as our annual reminder that the Heisman Trophy has a storied history of winners who excelled on the hardcourt. Next time you’re at your local pub’s sports trivia night, keep these pair of Heisman factoids in your back pocket for some quick points. The answer […]

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]]> The Annual Reminder That The Heisman Fraternity Includes One Winner Who Played In The Final Four https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-annual-reminder-that-the-heisman-fraternity-includes-one-winner-who-played-in-the-final-four/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:44:54 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=13261 With the 2024 NCAA Tournament beginning this week, we’re here with our annual reminder that the Heisman Trophy has a rich history of winners who excelled in hoops — in case anyone is googling it this week! The answer to the trivia question of who is the only person to win a Heisman Trophy and […]

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]]> Highlighting Our Heisman Hoop Heroes As The NCAA Tournament Kicks Off https://www.heisman.com/highlighting-our-heisman-hoop-heroes-as-the-ncaa-tournament-kicks-off/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:53:08 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=11255 With the 2022 NCAA Tournament kicking off today in earnest, let’s review the Heisman Trophy’s deep history in winners who also excelled in hoops. The Heisman Trophy winner who made the deepest run in NCAA Tournament history is Oregon State’s 1961 winner Terry Baker – the only player to win a Heisman and appear in an NCAA […]

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]]> Oregon State Hoops On The Move, So Let’s Look Back At Terry Baker https://www.heisman.com/oregon-state-hoops-on-the-move-so-lets-look-back-at-terry-baker/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:26:25 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=10478 Oregon State basketball is making headlines and Terry Baker must be excited. Baker, our 1962 winner, is the only Heisman Trophy recipient to play in an NCAA Tournament Final Four. As a 1962-63 senior, he helped lead the Oregon State hoops team to three wins – against Seattle, San Francisco and Arizona State – en […]

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]]> Heisman Hoopsters https://www.heisman.com/articles/heisman-hoopsters/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:47:15 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/heisman-hoopsters/ It takes a special physical talent to win a Heisman Trophy. Sometimes that talent reaches beyond the confines of college football and into other athletic pursuits. There’s a long list of past Heisman winners who played at a high level in multiple sports. Some so brimmed with talent, they may have turned out to be […]

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]]> The Replacements https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-replacements-2/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:45:49 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-replacement/ When LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier takes the field against USC on September 1, he’ll have some big shoes to fill. So will USC quarterback Miller Moss As it turns out, both signal callers have been tabbed to replace Heisman Trophy winners. Nussmeier takes over for last year’s winner, Jaden Daniels, while Moss steps in for 2023 […]

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]]> Video: Terry Baker in the NCAA tourney https://www.heisman.com/articles/video-terry-baker-in-the-ncaa-tourney/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:32:55 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/video-terry-baker-in-the-ncaa-tourney/ March Madness is in full swing, so we thought we’d chip in with a brief (and rare) look at 1962 Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker’s appearance in the 1963 NCAA tournament. He is the only Heisman winner to also play in a Final Four. Baker is No. 24 in the above clip. There is footage […]

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]]> The Heisman and the Bowls: A look back at some of the most memorable performances https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:26:04 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances/ The Heisman Trophy is once again in the spotlight this bowl season, as 2018 Heisman winner Kyler Murray prepares to square off against the Heisman runner up Tua Tagovailoa in the Orange Bowl in the first round of the College Football Playoff. With that pending Heisman bonanza in mind, let’s rewind a bit to recognize […]

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]]> The closest Heisman votes https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-closest-heisman-votes/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:50:27 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-closest-heisman-votes/ Is the Heisman race narrowing as we reach the final stretch? We may be headed for a very close Heisman vote. With that in mind, let’s take a look back at the five closest votes in Heisman history: 2009 — Mark Ingram edges out Toby Gerhart (1,304 to 1,276) Ingram beat out Gerhart despite having the fewest […]

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]]> Heismans from out of nowhere https://www.heisman.com/articles/heismans-from-out-of-nowhere/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 05:00:23 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/coming-from-out-of-nowhere/ The college football season has officially begun and with that inevitably comes all the talk of “Who’s going to win the Heisman?” It seems that almost everyone is considered a Heisman candidate these days, partially because a few players of late have seemingly come out of nowhere to win the trophy. In fact, six of […]

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]]> Heisman Hoopsters https://www.heisman.com/heisman-hoopsters-3/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:14:14 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/heisman-hoopsters-3/ It takes a special physical talent to win a Heisman Trophy. Sometimes that talent reaches beyond the confines of college football and into other athletic pursuits. There’s a long list of past Heisman winners who played at a high level in multiple sports. Some so brimmed with talent, they may have turned out to be just as […]

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]]> The Heisman and the Bowls: A look back at some of the most memorable performances https://www.heisman.com/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances-2/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances-2/ Bowl season is underway, with 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield set to lead his Oklahoma squad against Georgia in the first round of the College Football Playoff on January 1. With that game in mind, let’s rewind a bit to recognize some of the standout bowl performances in the trophy’s history (in chronological order): […]

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]]> Did you know? The 1960s Heismans https://www.heisman.com/did-you-know-the-1960s-heismans/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:09:52 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/did-you-know-the-1960s-heismans/ Time for the latest in a series of trivia tidbits about Heisman Trophy winners.  Today, a few notes on Heisman winners from the 1960s. Did you know … … 1960 winner from Navy Joe Bellino was known for his massive legs that measured 18 inches in circumference at the calf. … in addition to starring in basketball, […]

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]]> This Week in Heisman History: Ernie Davis out-duels Terry Baker in ’61 season opener https://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-ernie-davis-out-duels-terry-baker-in-61-season-opener/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:52:56 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-ernie-davis-out-duels-terry-baker-in-61-season-opener/ The late 1950s and early 1960s were wonderful years for Syracuse football. In 1959, the Orange won their only national championship, going 11-0 under the guidance of coach Ben Schwartzwalder. Among the stars on that squad was a 6-foot-2, 210-pound sophomore running back named Ernie Davis, who led the team in rushing and scoring. Davis had come to ‘Cuse […]

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]]> What states produce the most Heisman winners? https://www.heisman.com/what-states-produce-the-most-heisman-winners/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/what-states-produce-the-most-heisman-winners/ When Lamar Jackson won the Heisman in 2017, it marked the second-consecutive year that a player born in the state of Florida took home the trophy. It was the first time the same state has produced Heisman winners in back-to-back seasons since 1989-90. But what states have produced the most Heisman winners over the years? Here’s a […]

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