Willie Heston, byname of William Martin Heston, (born Sept. 9, 1878, Galesburg, Ill., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 1963, Traverse City, Mich.), U.S. collegiate halfback who performed with Fielding Yost’s University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) groups that from 1901 by 1904 scored 2,326 factors in 44 video games to their opponents’ 40 factors.
Heston graduated from Grant’s Pass (Oregon) High School and performed soccer at San Jose (Calif.) State Normal College, the place Yost was an assistant coach earlier than going to Michigan in 1901. Heston led Michigan to 2 nationwide championships (1901–02) and to a victory within the first Rose Bowl recreation (1902), wherein Michigan set a speeding yardage file that survived till 1959. In that recreation Heston himself gained 170 yards on 18 carries. Heston was the primary Michigan participant chosen (1903–04) by Walter Camp on his All-America workforce. In his 4 years there Heston scored 93 touchdowns for Michigan. He was identified for his velocity and an environment friendly stiffarm, and in 4 seasons at Michigan he rushed for a complete of two,339 yd, incomes a spot within the College Football Hall of Fame.
In his first recreation as an expert for the Canton Bulldogs in 1905, he suffered a damaged leg that ended his taking part in profession. Later he was a prosecuting lawyer and a choose in Wayne County (Detroit), Mich.