As a relatively new website, Lost Letterman is "a database and blog dedicated solely to former college athletes.
Earlier in the week, they took a deep dive into a "Where Are They Now?" post about former Heisman Trophy winners. Good stuff.
To view the entire post, click here.
Some of the more interesting ones taken from their site:
1972: Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) - Owns JetWear kid’s bedroom store in Omaha, NE (age 58)
1976: Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) – Owns Tony Dorsett Foods specializing in barbecue sauces; resides in Frisco, TX (age 55)
1977: Earl Campbell (Texas) – Assistant to vice president of student affairs at Texas (age 54)
1978: Billy Sims (Oklahoma) – Owns chain of Billy Sims BBQ restaurants in Oklahoma, most recently apologized in December for screaming "Boomer!" 11 times after Sam Bradford won Heisman (age 53)
1979: Charles White (USC) – Rehabbed drug addict works at USC as computer service engineer and resides in Long Beach, CA (age 51)
1982: Herschel Walker (Georgia) - Founder and CEO of meat processor company Renaissance Man Food Services Inc.; resides in Dallas (age 47)
1983: Mike Rozier (Nebraska) - Stay-at-home dad living in Sicklerville, NJ (age 48)
1990: Ty Detmer (BYU) – Works with Chris Weinke (Florida State, 2000, age 37) - for Triton Financial investment firm in Austin, TX (age 41)
1993: Charlie Ward (Florida State) – Head football coach for Westbury Christian H.S. in Houston, TX (age 38)
1994: Rashaan Salaam (Colorado) - Promotes martial arts fights in China and resides in San Diego, CA (age 34)
1995: Eddie George (Ohio State) – Retired in 2004, getting MBA from Northwestern Business School and set to graduate in December (age 35)
1996: Danny Wuerffel (Florida) - Works for Hope Street Ministries in New Orleans, LA (age 35)
2001: Eric Crouch (Nebraska) - Owns playground equipment business called "Crouch Recreation" in Nebraska (age 30)
2003: Jason White (Oklahoma) – Owns memorabilia stores in Norman and Oklahoma City (age 29)
Friday, August 14, 2009
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