- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana.
- Played end on the University of Notre Dame's football team, 1946-1949.
- Inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
- Named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for.1949.
- Inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
- Inducted into the East Boros Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
- Winner of the 1949 Heisman Trophy. At 6 feet 5 inches tall, and weighing 260-270 pounds, he was the largest player to ever win the award.
- Played end and running back for the Detroit Lions, 1950-1957.
- First selection of the 1950 NFL draft; taken by the Detroit Lions.
- Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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