Heisman Trophy: History, List of Winners, and Resources
What is the Heisman Trophy?
The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1935, including 74 individual winners and one two-time winner. Who is the Heisman trophy given to each year? The trophy is given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and is awarded by the Downtown Athletic Club at an annual ceremony at the Nokia Theater in New York City.
History of the Heisman Trophy
In 1935, the award, then known as the DAC Trophy, was created by New York City’s Downtown Athletic Club to recognize the best college football player “east of the Mississippi River”. What won the first Heisman Trophy? In that inaugural year, the award went to Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. In 1936, the club’s athletic director, football pioneer John Heisman, died and the trophy was renamed in his honor. Who was the first person to win the trophy when it was named the “Heisman Trophy”? Larry Kelley, was the first person to win it as the “Heisman Trophy”. With the new name, players west of the Mississippi became eligible, though the first player from the western United States was not selected until 1938. Has any player won the Heisman more than 1 time in their career? Yes, Ohio State’s Archie Griffin, has won the award more than once.
Where is the Heisman Ceremony Held?
Between 1936 and 2001, the award was given at an annual gala ceremony at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. The Downtown Athletic Club’s facilities were damaged during the September 11, 2001 attacks and the the Yale Club of New York City assumed presenting honors in 2002 and 2003. The ceremony was moved to the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 presentations, but since 2005, the event has been held at the Nokia Theatre Times Square.
How is the Heisman Trophy Winner Picked
Balloting for the Heisman is selective. The fifty states of the U.S. are split into six regions, and six regional representatives are selected to appoint voters in their states. Each region has 145 media votes, for a total of 870 votes. In addition, all previous Heisman winners may vote, and one final vote is counted through public balloting. The Heisman ballots contain a 3-2-1 point system, in which each ballot ranks the voter’s top three players and awards them three points for a first-place vote, two points for a second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote.
List of Heisman Trophy Winners
Who won the Heisman in 1935? Jay Berwanger
What school did he go to? Chicago
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 84
Who won the Heisman in 1936? Larry Kelley
What school did he go to? Yale
What position did he play? End
How many points did he get? 219
Who won the Heisman in 1937? Clint Frank
What school did he go to? Yale
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 524
Who won the Heisman in 1938? Davey O’Brien
What school did he go to? TCU
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 519
Who won the Heisman in 1939? Nile Kinnick
What school did he go to? Iowa
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 651
Who won the Heisman in 1940? Tom Harmon
What school did he go to? Michigan
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,303
Who won the Heisman in 1941? Bruce Smith
What school did he go to? Minnesota
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 554
Who won the Heisman in 1942? Frank Sinkwich
What school did he go to? Georgia
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,059
Who won the Heisman in 1943? Angelo Bertelli
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 648
Who won the Heisman in 1944? Les Horvath
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Quarterback/Halfback
How many points did he get? 412
Who won the Heisman in 1945? Doc Blanchard
What school did he go to? Army
What position did he play? Fullback
How many points did he get? 860
Who won the Heisman in 1946? Glenn Davis
What school did he go to? Army
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 792
Who won the Heisman in 1947? Johnny Lujack
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 742
Who won the Heisman in 1948? Doak Walker
What school did he go to? SMU
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 778
Who won the Heisman in 1949? Leon Hart
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? End
How many points did he get? 995
Who won the Heisman in 1950? Vic Janowicz
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Halfback/Punter
How many points did he get? 633
Who won the Heisman in 1951? Dick Kazmaier
What school did he go to? Princeton
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,777
Who won the Heisman in 1952? Billy Vessels
What school did he go to? Oklahoma
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 525
Who won the Heisman in 1953? Johnny Lattner
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,850
Who won the Heisman in 1954? Alan Ameche
What school did he go to? Wisconsin
What position did he play? Fullback
How many points did he get? 1,068
Who won the Heisman in 1955? Howard Cassady
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 2,219
Who won the Heisman in 1956? Paul Hornung
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,066
Who won the Heisman in 1957? John David Crow
What school did he go to? Texas A&M
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,183
Who won the Heisman in 1958? Pete Dawkins
What school did he go to? Army
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,394
Who won the Heisman in 1959? Billy Cannon
What school did he go to? LSU
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,929
Who won the Heisman in 1960? Joe Bellino
What school did he go to? Navy
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 1,793
Who won the Heisman in 1961? Ernie Davis
What school did he go to? Syracuse
What position did he play? Halfback/Linebacker/Fullback
How many points did he get? 824
Who won the Heisman in 1962? Terry Baker
What school did he go to? Oregon State
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 707
Who won the Heisman in 1963? Roger Staubach
What school did he go to? Navy
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,860
Who won the Heisman in 1964? John Huarte
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,026
Who won the Heisman in 1965? Mike Garrett
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 926
Who won the Heisman in 1966? Steve Spurrier
What school did he go to? Florida
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,679
Who won the Heisman in 1967? Gary Beban
What school did he go to? UCLA
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,968
Who won the Heisman in 1968? O.J. Simpson
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Halfback
How many points did he get? 2,853
Who won the Heisman in 1969? Steve Owens
What school did he go to? Oklahoma
What position did he play? Fullback
How many points did he get? 1,488
Who won the Heisman in 1970? Jim Plunkett
What school did he go to? Stanford
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 2,229
Who won the Heisman in 1971? Pat Sullivan
What school did he go to? Auburn
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,597
Who won the Heisman in 1972? Johnny Rodgers
What school did he go to? Nebraska
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,310
Who won the Heisman in 1973? John Cappelletti
What school did he go to? Penn State
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,057
Who won the Heisman in 1974? Archie Griffin
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,920
Who won the Heisman in 1975? Archie Griffin
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,800
Who won the Heisman in 1976? Tony Dorsett
What school did he go to? Pittsburgh
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 2,357
Who won the Heisman in 1977? Earl Campbell
What school did he go to? Texas
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,547
Who won the Heisman in 1978? Billy Sims
What school did he go to? Oklahoma
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 827
Who won the Heisman in 1979? Charles White
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,695
Who won the Heisman in 1980? George Rogers
What school did he go to? South Carolina
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,128
Who won the Heisman in 1981? Marcus Allen
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,797
Who won the Heisman in 1982? Herschel Walker
What school did he go to? Georgia
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,926
Who won the Heisman in 1983? Mike Rozier
What school did he go to? Nebraska
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,801
Who won the Heisman in 1984? Doug Flutie
What school did he go to? Boston College
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 2,240
Who won the Heisman in 1985? Bo Jackson
What school did he go to? Auburn
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,509
Who won the Heisman in 1986? Vinny Testaverde
What school did he go to? Miami
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 2,213
Who won the Heisman in 1987? Tim Brown
What school did he go to? Notre Dame
What position did he play? Wide Receiver
How many points did he get? 1,442
Who won the Heisman in 1988? Barry Sanders
What school did he go to? Oklahoma State
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,878
Who won the Heisman in 1989? Andre Ware
What school did he go to? Houston
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,073
Who won the Heisman in 1990? Ty Detmer
What school did he go to? BYU
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,482
Who won the Heisman in 1991? Desmond Howard
What school did he go to? Michigan
What position did he play? Wide Receiver
How many points did he get? 2,077
Who won the Heisman in 1992? Gino Torretta
What school did he go to? Miami
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,400
Who won the Heisman in 1993? Charlie Ward
What school did he go to? Florida State
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,743
Who won the Heisman in 1994? Rashaan Salaam
What school did he go to? Colorado
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,743
Who won the Heisman in 1995? Eddie George
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,460
Who won the Heisman in 1996? Danny Wuerffel
What school did he go to? Florida
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,363
Who won the Heisman in 1997? Charles Woodson
What school did he go to? Michigan
What position did he play? Cornerback/Wide Receiver/Punt Returner
How many points did he get? 1,815
Who won the Heisman in 1998? Ricky Williams
What school did he go to? Texas
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 2,355
Who won the Heisman in 1999? Ron Dayne
What school did he go to? Wisconsin
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 2,042
Who won the Heisman in 2000? Chris Weinke
What school did he go to? Florida State
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,628
Who won the Heisman in 2001? Eric Crouch
What school did he go to? Nebraska
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 770
Who won the Heisman in 2002? Carson Palmer
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,328
Who won the Heisman in 2003? Jason White
What school did he go to? Oklahoma
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,481
Who won the Heisman in 2004? Matt Leinart
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,325
Who won the Heisman in 2005? Reggie Bush
What school did he go to? USC
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 2,541
Who won the Heisman in 2006? Troy Smith
What school did he go to? Ohio State
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 2,540
Who won the Heisman in 2007? Tim Tebow
What school did he go to? Florida
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,957
Who won the Heisman in 2008? Sam Bradford
What school did he go to? Oklahoma
What position did he play? Quarterback
How many points did he get? 1,726
Who won the Heisman in 2009? Mark Ingram Jr.
What school did he go to? Alabama
What position did he play? Running Back
How many points did he get? 1,304
Colleges with the Most Winners
How many Heisman winners came from Notre Dame? 7
How many Heisman winners came from Ohio State? 7
How many Heisman winners came from USC? 7
How many Heisman winners came from Oklahoma? 5
How many Heisman winners came from Army? 3
How many Heisman winners came from Florida? 3
How many Heisman winners came from Michigan? 3
How many Heisman winners came from Nebraska? 3
How many Heisman winners came from Auburn? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Florida State? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Georgia? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Miami? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Navy? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Texas? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Wisconsin? 2
How many Heisman winners came from Yale? 2
Resources about the Heisman Trophy
More Information about the Heisman Trophy from the official website of the award.
Espn’s Heisman Trophy watch 2010.
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