ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 29, 1996 TAG: 9602290074
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: NEWS OBIT
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
Vic Janowicz, a Heisman Trophy winner who went on to become a two-sport professional, died Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 66.
Janowicz, a single-wing halfback and defensive back at Ohio State, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball and the Washington Redskins in football. He won the Heisman in 1950.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 1990, but continued to lead an active life.
``Life is pretty tough,'' he said in a 1991 interview. ``It doesn't worry me a lot. There are some things you can't do like I did before. But you just change what you do.''
In 1950, he rushed 114 times for 314 yards, an average of 2.3 yards per carry, with five touchdowns. He also completed 32 of 77 passes for 557 yards and 12 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He also kicked 23 field goals and 26 extra points.
He easily won the Heisman with 633 points in the balloting to 280 by Kyle Rote of SMU and 231 for Red Bagnell of Penn.
In 1955 he led the NFL in scoring until the final day of the season, when Detroit's Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman winner, beat him out.
Janowicz was voted into the National Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
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