Alan Ameche

Rushing yards:	4,045
Rushing average:	4.2
Rushing touchdowns:	40
Receptions:	101
Receiving yards:	733
Receiving touchdowns:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alan Ameche
	Ameche c. 1960
No. 35
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	June 1, 1933; Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	August 8, 1988 (aged 55); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bradford ; (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
College:	Wisconsin (1951–1954)
NFL draft:	1955 / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
	Baltimore Colts (1955–1960);
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1958, 1959); NFL Rookie of the Year (1955); First-team All-Pro (1955); 3× Second-team All-Pro (1956, 1958, 1959); 4× Pro Bowl (1955–1958); NFL rushing yards leader (1955); NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1955); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; Heisman Trophy (1954); UPI Player of the Year (1954); Unanimous All-American (1954); First-team All-American (1953); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1954); 3× First-team All-Big Ten (1952–1954); Wisconsin Badgers No. 35 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	4,045
Rushing average:	4.2
Rushing touchdowns:	40
Receptions:	101
Receiving yards:	733
Receiving touchdowns:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Alan Ameche (/əˈmiːtʃi/; June 1, 1933 – August 8, 1988), nicknamed "the Iron Horse", or simply "the Horse", was an American football fullback who played for six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season in 1954. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. He is often remembered for scoring the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played".^[1]^[2]

With colleague and former Colts teammate Gino Marchetti, Ameche founded the Gino's Hamburgers chain.^[3] He also founded the Baltimore-based Ameche's Drive-in restaurants.

^ "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 1958. p. 4, part 2. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Maule, Tex (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
^ Richman, Milton (November 30, 1982). "Alan Ameche atypical of former pro players". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 22.

[mscwiot-1] "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 1958. p. 4, part 2. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[everplyd-2] Maule, Tex (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.

[aaatyp-3] Richman, Milton (November 30, 1982). "Alan Ameche atypical of former pro players". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 22.

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