THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

by Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORST HEISMAN WINNER EVER, WE'RE TAKING ERIC CROUCH IN 2001

We've already done a list of the best winners ever, so it seemed time to rank the worst ever. One thing ya gotta realize here: very few Heisman winners actually panned out in the pros, thus making this a hard list to compile. What is the true value of the Heisman? What is art? Who's the best secondary character on The Simpsons? ("Everything's coming up Millhouse!") These are the defining questions of our time. Cue this guy: here we go with Worst. Heisman. Winner. Ever.

TOP 5
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	1 (4)	ERIC CROUCH (2001)	Shoulda been Rex Grossman, but sophomores from Florida weren't supposed to win awards like this seven years ago. Forget Barack Obama. Country's come a long way as far as college football style.
	2 (6)	GARY BEBAN (1967)	Some might call this the No. 1 worst Heisman winner ever, although is it socially acceptable in today's world to say that O.J. Simpson deserved anything positive? This run was nasty, though, and shoulda sealed it for Juice.
	3 (7)	GINO TORRETTA (1992)	This is almost too easy. It shoulda been Marshall Faulk, sure, and everyone knows it. People love to pile it on this dude. One of our best friends is from Miami and gets crazy defensive when you even bring it up. As a result, we've developed a soft spot in our soul for this fella.
	4 (9)	JOHNNY LATTNER (1953)	This guy didn't even lead Notre Dame in passing, rushing, receiving or scoring that season. What the deuce?
	5 (11)	PAUL HORNUNG (1956)	Man, we're hating on Notre Dame today, eh? Here come the e-mails! The Irish were 2-8 in 1956. Hornung's an awesome football player, but how valuable is someone if the team is 2-8?

HONORABLE MENTION
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	19 (180)	REGGIE BUSH (2005)	We're confident about this one. It shoulda been Vince Young. But man, this defines "filthy."
	138 (1,651)	ARCHIE GRIFFIN (1975)	This was his second one. Honestly wasn't deserved. His teammate Pete Johnson scored 22 more touchdowns than he did.

RISING AND FALLING
MOVEMENT		WHAT
		JASON WHITE IN 2003 (Oklahoma shall avenge him!)
		BARRY SANDERS IN 1988 (Falling because he's the best one ever, ya hear?)

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