Leon Hart
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| Date of birth | November 2, 1928 |
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| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | September 24, 2002 (aged 73) |
| Place of death | South Bend, Indiana |
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| Position(s) | End, fullback |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 257 lb (117 kg) |
| College | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft | 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick 1 |
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| 1950–1957 | Detroit Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls | 1951 |
| Awards | 1949 Heisman Trophy |
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Leon Joseph Hart (November 2, 1928 – September 24, 2002) was an American football end. He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while at the University of Notre Dame in 1949 and played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, from 1950 to 1957, with the Detroit Lions.
Hart holds the distinction of being the only lineman to win three college football national championships and three NFL Championships. He is the last of only two lineman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Also, he is one of three players, along with Angelo Bertelli and Cam Newton, to win the Heisman Trophy, a national championship, and be the first overall pick in the NFL draft all in the same one-year span.
Hart was born in Pittsburgh in 1928 raised in nearby Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, and attended Turtle Creek High School. He won varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball while in high school.
Hart attended the University of Notre Dame where he played college football at the end position, both offense and defense, for Frank Leahy's Fighting Irish football teams from 1946 to 1949. He received first-team All-American honors three times, from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 1947 and as a consensus first team selection in 1948 and 1949. During his four years at Notre Dame, Hart caught 49 passes for 701 yards and 15 touchdowns, at that time a collegiate record. The Fighting Irish compiled a 36–0–2 record and won three national championships while Hart was a player.
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