Two Heisman Trophy winners in a four-year span. A No. 2 national ranking by a service academy. A 10-win season with the Temple Owls, capped off by a postseason victory. It is, without question, a resume that could belong to only one person. And now, after years on the ballot, it’s earned Navy (and Temple) coaching legend Wayne Hardin a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame. Wayne Hardin joins a 2013 class that includes Heisman-winning Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde, two-time national-championship QB Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, all-world offensive lineman Orlando Pace of Ohio State and fellow unheralded head…
Browsing: Joe Bellino
How good a year was 1960 for Navy football? Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy, the Midshipmen went 9-2 and played in their first and only Orange Bowl, and they beat Army for a second year in a row. During some random YouTube surfing, I stumbled upon this old-time style newsreel highlights of that game, narrated by the legendary Ed Herlihy. It’s a classic, featuring the legendary JFK Stadium (still Municipal Stadium in 1960), Joe Bellino making the game-winning interception and offenses that aren’t too different than what Army and Navy run today. At the 2:30 mark, notice that the…