# @heisman on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6SyROoOQk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70605808-heisman-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-18T19:22:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Heisman (@heisman) — https://gondola.cc/heisman

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📷 HEISMAN PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK: Billy Vessels 💥

Billy Vessels made history as ou_football's first Heisman Trophy winner and the first recipient to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season. He also became the first T-formation running back to claim college football’s most prestigious honor.

After starring on Oklahoma’s 1950 consensus national championship team, Vessels delivered a remarkable senior campaign, rushing for 1,072 yards and 18 touchdowns. A nationally televised 195-yard performance against Notre Dame brought him widespread acclaim and helped propel him to the Heisman Trophy.

He was inducted into the cfbhall in 1974.

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