Lauricella was named as an All-American in 1951 and was the first runner up in the Heisman Trophy voting to Dick Kazmaier of Princeton University that same year.
Lauricella received the honor of being named an All-American in 1951 and finished as the runner-up in the prestigious Heisman Trophy voting, narrowly missing out on the top spot held by Dick Kazmaier of Princeton University.