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Tacoff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:06 am It’s Heisman, not Hysman.

My classmate, Bill Carpenter was on the cover of a Life Magazine not once, but twice. The first time was because he was known nationwide as the Lonely End.

It was Lonesome End not Lonely End.

Like I don’t know that it is Heisman. Only followed college football for 60 plus years.

I think the AD should make some t-shirts with
BRYSON for HYSMAN.

I didn’t think it was the ‘74 poster who called the trophy the Hysman; think it was someone else, perhaps tongue in cheek.
Pretty sure that early on at least, he was referred to as the Lonely End, but both terms were used a bit interchangeably.
Bill retired as a three star after declining promotion to four star. Retired to Montana. And he was lonely or lonesome after losing his lovely wife. Toni, but he remarried.

Yes it was a play on words.

Never heard BC referred to as “The Lonely End.”
The Sports Illustrated cover and story called him
“The Lonesome End.”

Thanks for the info on BC. I didn’t know most of it.

I do like my t-shirt idea.

It wasn’t me that posted the Bryson for Hysman but it was obviously a play on the name Bryson and changing Heisman. I thought it was minimally clever and it brought a quiet laugh. But missing the obvious ‘joke’ was actually really funny. But not surprising. Common sense isn’t.