Alan Ameche
circa 1954
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 1, 1933 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kenosha, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Date of death: | August 8, 1988 (aged 55) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kenosha (WI) Bradford | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1955 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 4,045 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 40 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche /əˈmiːtʃiː/ (June 1, 1933 – August 8, 1988), nicknamed "The Iron Horse", or simply "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season in 1954. Ameche was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. He is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
With colleague (and former Colts teammate) Gino Marchetti, Alan Ameche founded the Gino's Hamburgers chain. He also founded the Baltimore-based Ameche's Drive-in restaurants.
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Ameche's parents were Italian immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1930s, although they returned for a year to Italy during his childhood. The family then returned to Kenosha, where he attended Kenosha High School. Ameche was a cousin of noted actors Don Ameche and Jim Ameche.
Ameche earned All-America honors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he played linebacker as well as fullback in single-platoon days. In four years as a Badger, he gained 3,212 yards, then the NCAA record, scored 25 touchdowns, and averaged 4.8 yards per carry. He played in the program's first bowl game, the 1953 Rose Bowl, as a sophomore, rushing for 133 yards on 28 carries. Ameche won the Heisman Trophy in 1954, the first player to do so in program history.
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