John Lattner, the 1953 Heisman winner from Notre Dame, was a great all-around athlete. He helped lead Frank Leahy's final Irish team to a 9-0-1 record. Lattner was a consensus All-American as both a junior and senior on offense and defense. He had 321 kickoff return yards on eight atempts (two for touchdowns) as a senior.

The List
John Lattner lists some of the Heisman winners that he admires.

Angelo Bertelli - 1943, Notre Dame
The first man I think of is Angelo Bertelli, who was Notre Dame's first winner. He was with the Marines in basic training when he went to New York to accept the Heisman. He went straight back to training after the ceremony and eventually served in the South Pacific. He was a wonderful example.

Jay Berwanger - 1935, Chicago
Jay is just a wonderful man. He's a statesman and a gentleman. He decided not to play professional football and went to work.

Glenn Davis - 1946, Army
Glenn Davis was a wonderful athlete at Army. I remember listening to his games on the radio when I was young.

Vic Janowicz - 1950, Ohio St.
Vic loved the Heisman group. I don't think he ever missed a ceremony at the Downtown Athletic Club.

Billy Vessels - 1952, Oklahoma
I played against him in college and he was a terrific player.

Favorite Heisman season memory
I would have to say that it was our game against Penn at Franklin Field. We were supposed to fly down there, but a blizzard hit and we boarded a train. We arrived in Philadelphia that morning and went to church and had breakfast. We ended up being 15 minutes late to the stadium so the officials penalized us 15 yards. Penn took the opening kick and drove down for a score. I recieved their kickoff and returned it 92-yards for a touchdown. We won 28-20.

Heisman presentation memory
I was very excited and had my speech planned. It was much more dramatic than I had anticipated. I thought of my father, who had died when I was younger, and fumbled the ball. I was pretty good at fumbling. The "Four Horsemen" were at the ceremony and told me I could have been the fifth horsemen. It's something that I'll never forget.