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Jim Plunkett: From Heisman Hero to Super Bowl Champion 10473152011-11-13+15%3A06%3A40Dean+Hybl

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dean Hybl

Jim Plunkett

It was 40 years ago that the November Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Month earned NFL Rookie of the Year honors and began a 16-year career that would include twice leading his team to the Super Bowl Championship.

After leading Stanford to the Rose Bowl Championship and winning the Heisman Trophy in 1970, Jim Plunkett was tapped by the New England Patriots with the first pick in the 1971 NFL Draft. Read the rest of this entry →

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