What is Johnny Lattner?
[[File:jlattner.jpg|thumb|200px|Lattner in 2004]] '''John Joseph Lattner''' (October 24, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[football]] player. While playing [[college football]] for the [[University of Notre Dame]], he won the [[Heisman Trophy]] in 1953. He also won the [[Maxwell Award]] twice, in 1952 and 1953. Lattner played professionally for one season in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in 1954. He was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Lattner died in [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[Illinois]] on February 12, 2016 from [[lung cancer]]. He was aged of 83.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cahill |first=Dan |date=February 13, 2016 |title=Johnny Lattner, Heisman Trophy winner, dies at 83 |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/1324547/johnny-lattner-chicago-football-legend-dies-83 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=February 13, 2016 |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216185654/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/1324547/johnny-lattner-chicago-football-legend-dies-83 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lattner, Johnny}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Illinois]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:Heisman Trophy winners]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}