finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue article_title finalteam draftround birth_date draftyear death_place collegehof number image college statlabel debutteam birth_place nfl position highschool draftpick
1960 8 august 1988 1955 4,045 4.2 40 733 7.3 4 alan ameche
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alan ameche

lino dante `` alan '' ameche -lrb- june 1 , 1933 -- august 8 , 1988 -rrb- , nicknamed `` the iron horse '' , or simply `` the horse '' , was an american football player who played six seasons with the baltimore colts in the national football league after winning the heisman trophy in college at the university of wisconsin -- madison .
he was elected to the pro bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league .
he is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1958 nfl championship game against the new york giants , labeled `` the greatest game ever played . ''
with colleague -lrb- and former colts teammate -rrb- gino marchetti , alan ameche founded the gino 's hamburgers chain .
he also founded the baltimore-based ameche 's drive-in restaurants .
ameche died in houston , texas .
