'99: Garrison Hearst • '00: Barry Sanders/Dorsey Levens • '01: Eddie George • '02: Daunte Culpepper • '03: Marshall Faulk
'04: Michael Vick • '05: Ray Lewis • '06: Donovan McNabb • '07: Shaun Alexander • '08: Vince Young
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Johnny Lattner (born October 24, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois) was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame. ... Lino Dante Alan Ameche (March 1, 1933 — August 8, 1988), nicknamed The Horse, was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin. ... Howard Hopalong Cassady (born March 2, 1934 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football running back. ... Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an outstanding all-around athlete who played college basketball but is best known as an American football player. ... John David Crow (b. ... Peter Miller Dawkins (born March 8, 1938 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is a former U.S. Army Brigadier General, Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar, and businessman. ... 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Reginald Alfred “Reggie” Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed The President, alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played Running Back/Tailback, Wide Receiver, Kick Returner and Punt Returner. ... Troy Smith (born July 20, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former starting quarterback for The Ohio State University football team from 2004-2006, and the winner of the 2006 Heisman Trophy. ... Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. ... Gerald Garrison Hearst (born January 4, 1971) is a former NFL running back who last played for the NFLs Denver Broncos in 2004. ... Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the NFL. 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The Madden Curse, also known as the Madden Cover Jinx, is a myth involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance. ...