Hart, Leon

▪ 2003

      American football player (b. Nov. 2, 1928, Turtle Creek, Pa.—d. Sept. 24, 2002, South Bend, Ind.), in 1949 became the second of the only two linemen to have won the Heisman Trophy, the highest honour in college football. In his four seasons (1946-49) on the University of Notre Dame team, he played both offensive and defensive end for the University of Notre Dame on a squad that, while never losing a game, captured national titles three times and, once finished second (1948). He was also a two-way player as a professional (1950–57), helping the Detroit Lions win National Football League championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957. He later became a successful businessman and saw his son and grandson play football for Notre Dame.

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