Name a Heisman Trophy winner: rare answers
There are 90 correct answers to “Name a Heisman Trophy winner” on our list. The obvious ones, like O. J. Simpson, Tim Tebow and Cam Newton, are worth 10 points each; the rare ones, like Pat Sullivan, Larry Kelley and Dick Kazmaier, are worth far more.
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- Accepted answers
- 90
- Category
- Sports
- Deep answers (85–100 pts)
- 32 (36%)
- Alternate spellings accepted
- 1 answers
- First letters
- 19 different; J is the most common (14)
The rarest answers
11 answers are Abyssal here, the ones we expect the fewest players to think of, including Pat Sullivan, Larry Kelley, Dick Kazmaier and Les Horvath. Each is worth 100 points, ten times a Surface answer.
🐙 Abyssal answers (100 points)
Pat Sullivan, Larry Kelley, Dick Kazmaier, Les Horvath, Steve Owens, Frank Sinkwich, Clint Frank, Vic Janowicz, Bruce Smith, Gary Beban, Billy Vessels
🦑 Midnight Zone answers (85 points)
George Rogers, Pete Dawkins, Eric Crouch, John David Crow, Ron Dayne, Davey O'Brien, Mike Rozier, Andre Ware, Doc Blanchard, Alan Ameche, John Cappelletti, Johnny Lattner, Terry Baker, Howard Cassady, Mike Garrett, Gino Torretta, Joe Bellino, Johnny Rodgers, Leon Hart, John Huarte, Angelo Bertelli
🐠 Twilight Zone answers (60 points)
Paul Hornung, Eddie George, Charlie Ward, Desmond Howard, Earl Campbell, Jim Plunkett, Vinny Testaverde, Tony Dorsett, Troy Smith, Travis Hunter, Tom Harmon, Billy Cannon, Tim Brown, Mark Ingram II, Steve Spurrier, Archie Griffin, Ty Detmer, Nile Kinnick, Billy Sims, Doak Walker, Rashaan Salaam, Jason White, Glenn Davis, Chris Weinke, Charles White, Johnny Lujack, Danny Wuerffel, Jay Berwanger
🐟 Sunlit Zone answers (30 points)
Derrick Henry, Barry Sanders, Reggie Bush, Robert Griffin III, Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Sam Bradford, Johnny Manziel, Jameis Winston, Kyler Murray, Marcus Mariota, Doug Flutie, Charles Woodson, Ernie Davis, Roger Staubach, Matt Leinart, Bryce Young, Carson Palmer, Jayden Daniels, Ricky Williams, Caleb Williams, DeVonta Smith, Fernando Mendoza, Marcus Allen
🌊 Surface answers (10 points)
O. J. Simpson, Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield
Other spellings we accept
Type any of these and the game counts it as the same answer. Small typos are forgiven on longer answers too.
- Mark Ingram II: Ingram
Rarity tiers are our own estimate of how few people would think of each answer. For strategy, read how to find One in a Krillion answers.
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