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Les Horvath (born October 12, 1921; died November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for The Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season. While studying dentistry in graduate school, head coach Carroll Widdoes asked Horvath to come back to the team for the 1944 season because of the manpower shortage caused by World War II and the rules at the time permitted a fourth year of eligibality because of the war.

After graduating from dental school in 1945, he joined the United States Navy as an ensign and served until he was discharged in July of 1947. He played professional football for three seasons from 1947 to 1949 for the Los Angeles Rams (now, St. Louis Rams) and the Cleveland Browns. He then became a practicing dentist in the Los Angeles Area.

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