| Dick Kazmaier | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 23, 1930 |
| Place of birth | Toledo, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Tailback |
| College | Princeton |
| NFL Draft | 1952 / Round 15 / Pick 176 |
| Awards | 1951 Heisman Trophy |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Richard Kazmaier (born November 23, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio) was an American football player for Princeton University from 1949 through 1951 and winner of the 1951 Heisman Trophy. As a running back, kicker and quarterback, he ended his career third all time in Princeton history with over 4000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns. His career was capped in 1951 as he was named an All American as well as winning the Maxwell Award and the Heisman Trophy[1]. The Chicago Bears drafted him in the 1952 draft, but he declined to play pro football, instead going to Harvard Business School. After spending several years in the Navy he founded Kazmaier Associated Inc, an investment firm.
Kazmaier graduated from Maumee High School in 1948 Maumee, Ohio. He played football (four years), basketball (four years), track and field (four years), baseball (four years) and golf (one year) earning a letter each year in each sport[2].
In 2007, during a Maumee football game versus Perrysburg, Richard Kazmaier was honored by having his jersey number (#21) retired. He also donated his Heisman Trophy to Maumee High School, where it sits inside a glass case in the main hallway.[3] The stadium at Maumee High School is named in his honor. His daughter, the late Patty Kazmaier-Sandt, was an All-Ivy member of the Princeton women's ice hockey team who died in 1990 at the age of 28 from a rare blood disease. The Patty Kazmaier Award, which was established by Dick Kazmaier to memorialize his daughter, is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States at the annual Women's Frozen Four NCAA championship.
Honors
- 1950-1951: All American in football
- 1951: Heisman Trophy winner
- 1951: Maxwell Award winner
- 1951: Named outstanding college football player by the Los Angeles Times, the Detroit Times, and the Cleveland Touchdown Club
- 1951: Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
- 1951: Philadelphia SportsWriters Association Athlete of the Year
- 1960: Ivy League Football Player of the Decade
- 1962: Voter to the Greater Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame
- 1969: Sports Illustrated 's 1950's All Decade Team
- 1989: Walter Camp Distinguished American Award recipient
- 1993: National Football Foundation's Distinguished American Award in 1993
- 2007: Jersey number (#21) officially retired at Maumee High School in Kazmaier's honor.
- 2008: Jersey number (#42) officially retired at Princeton Univeristy in Kazmaier's (& Bill Bradley's) honor.
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| Preceded by Vic Janowicz |
Heisman Trophy Winner 1951 |
Succeeded by Billy Vessels |
| Preceded by Jim Konstanty |
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1951 |
Succeeded by Bob Mathias |
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