Dec 11, 2025
How a 28-year-old Chris Weinke became one of the most unlikely Heisman winners ever
Andrea AdelsonDec 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. THE JOKES ARE easy enough to make between “old man” Haynes King and his position coach, the oldest man to ever win the Heisman Trophy. Twenty-five years ago, when Chris Weinke took home the award as a 28-year-old senior, his age became a nonstop topic of conversation.…