Johnny Lujack

John Christopher Lujack ( born January 4, 1925 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania ) is a former American football player.

He plays in 1943 and, after an interruption during the Second World War due to service in the U.S. Navy, 1946-1947 for the team from the University of Notre Dame in college football as a quarterback, and received 1947 Heisman Trophy for the best player. He was the second player in the history of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which this award was granted by Angelo Bertelli. He also won with the team three times and won the national championship in 1947 with the election of the Associated Press Athlete of the Year. In 1946 he was in the NFL Draft in the first round by the Chicago Bears committed for which he was active for four seasons from 1948 to 1951. During this time he twice took part in the Pro Bowl, the all-star game of the National Football League.

After his retirement, he served in the years 1952/1953 at his alma mater as coach of the backcourt lineup and trained during this time, among other things Johnny Lattner, the Heisman winner of 1953. Towards the end of the 1950s he worked for CBS as a commentator in NFL broadcasts, in the 1960s he worked for the ABC in the college football coverage. 1960 Johnny Lujack was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.