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February 20, 2004 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release


Toronto, Ontario – Rashaan Salaam's signing with the Toronto Argonauts brings to 6 the number of former Heisman Trophy winners that have played in the Canadian Football League since 1952. The first was Oklahoma's Billy Vessels, who starred for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1953. The most recent, prior to Salaan's arrival, also played for the Argonauts. Houston's Andre Ware and Boston College's Doug Flutie played for the Double Blue in 1997. There have also been 7 Heisman runners-up that have made their way to the CFL, the most recent being Michael Bishop with the Argos. Complete lists below illustrate winners and runners-up and their respective CFL clubs:

Heisman Winners

1994 – Rashaan Salaam – University of Colorado – Toronto Argonauts
1989 – Andre Ware – University of Houston – Toronto Argonauts
1984 – Doug Flutie – Boston College – Toronto, Calgary, B.C.
1972 – Johnny Rodgers – Nebraska – Montreal Alouettes
1962 – Terry Baker – Oregon State – Edmonton Eskimos
1952 – Billy Vessels – Oklahoma – Edmonton Eskimos

Heisman Runners-Up

1998 – Michael Bishop – Kansas State – Toronto Argonauts
1996 – Troy Davis – Iowa State – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1995 – Tommie Frazier – Nebraska – Montreal Alouettes
1990 – Raghib Ismail – Notre Dame – Toronto Argonauts
1986 – Paul Palmer – Temple – Toronto Argonauts
1974 – Anthony Davis – USC – Toronto Argonauts
1970 – Joe Theismann – Notre Dame – Toronto Argonauts

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