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The Sooner that started it all is Billy Vessels. Vessels entered the national spotlight in his 1952 Heisman season that included an historic college football game.
If you talk to the most recent Heisman trophy winners, they would look back at Billy Vessels as the guy who started it all, who created the kind of football that they excelled at that helped them win the Heisman.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Dede Westbrook were both named finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Monday night.
Baker Mayfield was named Sporting News Player of the Year on Thursday.