HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
SILENT-LETTERED WORDS
STATE THE STATE
A PARIS CHRONOLOGY
FASHION
200
'Bo knows that this Auburn running back & Heisman winner played MLB for 8 years, hitting 141 home runs'
Bo Jackson
200
'Someone who repairs water pipes & bathroom fixtures'
a plumber
200
'This state seen here is shaped like the letter it starts with'
Louisiana
200
'Paris was founded around 250 B.C. by the Celtic Parisii tribe, who built a settlement on an island in this river'
the Seine
200
'Spanish name for what's basically a blanket with a hole in the center for the head'
a poncho
400
'On Jan. 1, 2006 this 1984 Heisman winner from Boston College executed the first drop kick in the NFL in 65 years'
(Doug) Flutie
400
'In song, it was wielded by Mack'
a knife
400
'It's bigger than it looks'
Montana
400
'After its forces put down a revolt led by Vercingetorix, the area came under this empire's control in 52 B.C.'
Rome
400
'Often strapless & covered with beads, a clutch is one of these used in the evening'
a purse
600
'Only 2 Heisman winners have played for Navy: Joe Bellino & this man, "Roger the Dodger"'
Roger Staubach
600
'5-letter word for a small morsel of bread or cake'
a crumb
600
'Let's have the three seen here in order from north to south, please'
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas
600
'To defend Paris against attack, King Charles V built this grim fortress-prison in the 14th century'
the Bastille
600
'This pattern of numerous round spots was first used on 19th c. fashion wear & named for a Bohemian dance'
polka dot
800
'4 schools have had back-to-back Heisman winners: Yale, Army, Ohio State & this one with Matt Leinart & Reggie Bush'
USC (University of Southern California)
800
'Circular foliage arrangement used for ornamental purposes'
a wreath
800
'The Old Man used to be in the upper left there somewhere'
New Hampshire
800
'On June 14 of this year during World War II, German troops entered Paris & would hold it for 4 years'
1940
800
'This term for a striped tie often used to represent a snooty school comes from the word "ribbed"'
rep
1000
'The 2008 film "The Express" told the story of this 1961 Heisman trophy winner, the first African American to win the award'
(Ernie) Davis
1000
'Hanseatic or Little'
a league
1000
'Put the three seen here in alphabetical order, please'
Alabama, Iowa, Pennsylvania
1000
'Student riots in Paris in 1968 threatened to bring down this French president's government'
(Charles) de Gaulle
1000
'In the 1950s, at age 23, she owned 2 London shops called Bazaar where she sold her Chelsea or mod look fashions'
Mary Quant
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