The first true Bulldog legend. Shorty McWilliams is undoubtedly the greatest halfback this university ever had. Until Dak Prescott came along, McWilliams 10th place finish in the 1944 Heisman vote was the highest finish by a Bulldog in school history.
His one year he was not with MSU was spend with the United States Military Academy due to World War II. There, he was on the 1945 National Championship winning Army Black Knights who went 9-0 that season. He returned to Starkville the following season and was once again a true star in the eyes of every newspaper across the country.