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| About The Heisman Memorial Trophy | ||
The Heisman Memorial Trophy was originally presented in 1935 as the DAC Trophy by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City. It was awarded to the best college player east of the Mississippi River. But in 1936, that rule was changed to include players from across the country. Also in that year, the award was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy to honor former outstanding college coach and DAC Director of Athletics John W. Heisman. Heisman died October 3, 1936. The award has since been given annually to the outstanding college football player in the United States.
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THE HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY
| YEAR | WINNER | SCHOOL | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | HB |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | E |
| 1937 | Clint Frank | Yale | HB |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | Texas Christian | QB |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | HB |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | HB |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | HB |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | HB |
| 1943 | Angelo Bartelli | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1944 | Les Harvath | Ohio State | QB/HB |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | FB |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | HB |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | Southern Methodist | HB |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | E |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | HB |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | HB |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | HB |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | HB |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | FB |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | HB |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | HB |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | HB |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | LSU | HB |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | HB |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | HB |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | QB |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | QB |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | Southern Cal. | HB |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | QB |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | QB |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | Southern Cal. | HB |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | HB |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | QB |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | QB |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | WR |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | RB |
| 1974/75 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | RB |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | RB |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | RB |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | RB |
| 1979 | Charles White | Southern Cal. | RB |
| 1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | RB |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | Southern Cal. | RB |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | RB |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | RB |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | QB |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | RB |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami | QB |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | WR |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | RB |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | QB |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | QB |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | WR |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami | QB |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | QB |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | RB |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | RB |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | QB |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | DB/R |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | TB |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | TB |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | QB |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | QB |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | Southern Cal. | QB |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | Southern Cal. | QB |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | Southern Cal. | TB |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | TB |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | TB |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | RB |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | QB |
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