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History[]
The idea of awarding college football's outstanding player was conceived by the Downtown Athletic Club, formerly of south Manhattan. The first presentation was made following the conclusion of the 1935 season.
Frank Eliscu was picked to create the trophy, which the DAC wanted to be a statue of an athlete as a opposed to a cup-style trophy. He selected Ed Smith as his model. A replica was then sent to Jim Crowley, one of the legendary Four Horsemen of Notre Dame and then-head football coach at Fordham, for inspection. After he and his players gave it their approval, it was converted into a plaster cast.
The cast was then presented at a dinner at the McAlpin Hotel on November 16 to Coach Elmer Layden and the 1935 Notre Dame team for a final inspection before the finished product was finally cast in its statuary bronze form. The team gave its approval, and the trophy was completed.
The statue is 14 inches long, 13.5 inches high, and weighs 25 pounds.
The first award, originally named the DAC Trophy, was given to Jay Berwanger on December 9, 1935. It was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy in 1936 as a tribute to John W. Heisman, who died that same year.
Past Winners[]
Year | Winner | School | Runner-Up | School | Voting |
1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | Monk Meyer | Army | Full Voting Results |
1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | Sam Francis | Nebraska | Full Voting Results |
1937 | Clint Frank | Yale | Byron White | Colorado | Full Voting Results |
1938 | Davey O'Brien | TCU | Marshall Goldberg | Pittsburgh | Full Voting Results |
1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Full Voting Results |
1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | John Kimbrough | Texas A&M | Full Voting Results |
1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | Full Voting Results |
1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | Paul Governali | Columbia | Full Voting Results |
1943 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | Bob Odell | Pennsylvania | Full Voting Results |
1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | Glenn Davis | Army | Full Voting Results |
1945 | Felix "Doc" Blanchard | Army | Glenn Davis | Army | Full Voting Results |
1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | Charley Trippi | Georgia | Full Voting Results |
1947 | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame | Bob Chappius | Michigan | Full Voting Results |
1948 | Doak Walker | SMU | Charlie Justice | North Carolina | Full Voting Results |
1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | Charlie Justice | North Carolina | Full Voting Results |
1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | Kyle Rote | SMU | Full Voting Results |
1951 | Richard Kazmaier | Princeton | Hank Lauricella | Tennessee | Full Voting Results |
1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | Jack Scarbath | Maryland | Full Voting Results |
1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | Paul Giel | Minnesota | Full Voting Results |
1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Kurt Burris | Oklahoma | Full Voting Results |
1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | Jim Swink | TCU | Full Voting Results |
1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | John Majors | Tennessee | Full Voting Results |
1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | Alex Karras | Iowa | Full Voting Results |
1958 | Peter Dawkins | Army | Randy Duncan | Iowa | Full Voting Results |
1959 | Billy Cannon | LSU | Richie Lucas | Penn State | Full Voting Results |
1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | Tom Brown | Minnesota | Full Voting Results |
1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | Full Voting Results |
1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | Jerry Stovall | LSU | Full Voting Results |
1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | Billy Lothridge | Georgia Tech | Full Voting Results |
1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | Jerry Rhome | Tulsa | Full Voting Results |
1965 | Mike Garrett | USC | Howard Twilley | Tulsa | Full Voting Results |
1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | Bob Griese | Purdue | Full Voting Results |
1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | O.J. Simpson | USC | Full Voting Results |
1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | Full Voting Results |
1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | Mike Phipps | Purdue | Full Voting Results |
1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | Joe Theismann | Notre Dame | Full Voting Results |
1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | Ed Marinaro | Cornell | Full Voting Results |
1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Greg Pruitt | Oklahoma | Full Voting Results |
1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | John Hicks | Ohio State | Full Voting Results |
1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Anthony Davis | USC | Full Voting Results |
1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Chuck Muncie | California | Full Voting Results |
1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | Ricky Bell | USC | Full Voting Results |
1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | Terry Miller | Oklahoma State | Full Voting Results |
1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Chuck Fusina | Penn State | Full Voting Results |
1979 | Charles White | USC | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Full Voting Results |
1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh | Full Voting Results |
1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | Herschel Walker | Georgia | Full Voting Results |
1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | John Elway | Stanford | Full Voting Results |
1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Steve Young | BYU | Full Voting Results |
1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | Keith Byars | Ohio State | Full Voting Results |
1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | Chuck Long | Iowa | Full Voting Results |
1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) | Paul Palmer | Temple | Full Voting Results |
1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | Don McPherson | Syracuse | Full Voting Results |
1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | Rodney Peete | USC | Full Voting Results |
1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | Full Voting Results |
1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | Full Voting Results |
1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | Casey Weldon | Florida State | Full Voting Results |
1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | Full Voting Results |
1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Heath Shuler | Tennessee | Full Voting Results |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | Ki-Jana Carter | Penn State | Full Voting Results |
1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | Full Voting Results |
1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Troy Davis | Iowa State | Full Voting Results |
1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | Full Voting Results |
1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | Michael Bishop | Kansas State | Full Voting Results |
1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | Full Voting Results |
2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | Full Voting Results |
2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Rex Grossman | Florida | Full Voting Results |
2002 | Carson Palmer | USC | Brad Banks | Iowa | Full Voting Results |
2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | Full Voting Results |
2004 | Matt Leinart | USC | Adrian Peterson | Oklahoma | Full Voting Results |
2005 | Reggie Bush | USC | Vince Young | Texas | Full Voting Results |
2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | Full Voting Results |
2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | Full Voting Results |