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Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy Events

1985 Dec 12 Vincent 'Bo' Jackson Wins Heisman Trophy
The 51st winner of the Heisman Trophy, Auburn's great running back Bo Jackson, is such a remarkable all-round athlete that, if there were Heisman awards in baseball and track, he would al...
1986 Dec 11 Vinny Testaverde Wins Heisman Trophy
Vinny Testaverde, the incomparable quarterback of the University of Miami, is the 52nd winner of college football's premier individual award, The Heisman Trophy. Vinny, in common with all...
1987 Dec 10 Tim Brown Wins Heisman Trophy
The single attribute that sets the great football player apart from the merely good one is the ability to turn a game around on one play. More than any other college star of the 1987 seas...
1988 Dec 3 Barry Sanders Wins Heisman Trophy
In winning the Heisman Trophy in 1988, Barry set 25 NCAA records. A running back averaging 100 yards per game is considered superior. Barry obliterated that statistic, averaging 200 yards...
1989 Dec 7 Andre Ware Wins Heisman Trophy
The 55th winner of the Heisman Trophy is the gifted passing quarterback of the University of Houston, André Ware. Ware is a junior and the first Cougar football player to win the college ...
1990 Dec 6 Ty Detmer Wins Heisman Trophy
The 56th winner of the Heisman Trophy is Ty Detmer, the brilliant junior quarterback of the Brigham Young University Cougars. To football fans that love the aerial game, the names of Giff...
1991 Dec 17 Desmond Howard Wins Heisman Trophy
The 5-foot 10-inch, 170-pound junior sensation from Cleveland becomes the second Heisman recipient from the Ann Arbor school. It was in the Notre Dame game that Howard showed a spellbound...
1992 Dec 15 Gino Torreta Wins Heisman Trophy
A 6-foot 3-inch, 205-pound senior, Torretta was the key man in the extraordinary success of his team. The one attribute shared by all great quarterbacks is the ability to lead their team ...
1993 Dec 14 Charlie Ward Wins Heisman Trophy
The brilliant and exciting signal-caller from Thomasville, Georgia is the first Seminole player to win the Heisman award. From the first moment of the '93 season, the spotlight focused on...
1994 Dec 13 Rashaan Salaam Wins Heisman Trophy
Rashaan is the University of Colorado's first ever Heisman Trophy winner. Salaam joins fellow Heisman Trophy winners: Marcus Allen, Mike Rozier and Barry Sanders as the only Division I pl...
1995 Dec 11 Eddie George Wins Heisman Trophy
Eddie George captured Ohio State University's sixth Heisman Trophy. At 6-foot 3-inches George averaged 152.2 yards per game and scored 23 touchdowns. George rushed for over 100 yards in 1...
1996 Dec 16 Danny Wuerffel Wins Heisman Trophy
Danny Wuerffel became the second player from the University of Florida to win the Heisman. It also marked the first time a Heisman winner came from a school coached by another former Heis...
1997 Dec 15 Charles Woodson Wins Heisman Trophy
At 6-feet 2-inches and 200 pounds, Charles Woodson is the third Michigan Wolverine to win the Heisman Trophy. The exciting junior cornerback garnered numerous post-season honors including...
1998 Dec 14 Ricky Williams Wins Heisman Trophy
The 6-foot, 225-pound Williams is the second Texas Longhorn to win the Heisman Trophy. Ricky also garnered numerous post-season honors including the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player...
1999 Dec 13 Ron Dayne Wins Heisman Trophy
NEW YORK, New York (11 December 1999) - Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne, the NCAA's all-time rushing leader, was selected as the Most Outstanding Football Player of the United States for...
2000 Dec 9 Chris Weinke Wins 2000 Heisman Trophy
Weinke Wins The Heisman Chris Weinke capped a remarkable back-to-school story Saturday night when the 28-year-old Florida State quarterback won the Heisman Trophy in one of the closest...
2001 Dec 10 Eric Crouch Wins 2001 Heisman Trophy
Eric Crouch Of The University Of Nebraska Selected As the 2001 Heisman Winner Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch was selected as the 67th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Out...
2002 Dec 15 Carson Palmer Wins 2002 Heisman Trophy
Carson Palmer Wins Heisman Trophy!! Quarterback becomes first Trojan to win the award in 21 years. NEW YORK - Carson Palmer capped his rise from mediocrity to stardom by winning th...
2003 Dec 13 Jason White Wins 2003 Heisman Trophy
Oklahoma slinger Jason White wins Heisman Trophy NEW YORK – Oklahoma quarterback Jason White was named the 2003 winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in a relatively close vic...
2004 Dec 12 Matt Leinert Wins 2004 Heisman Trophy
NEW YORK _ A self-described chubby, cross-eyed kid from California edged out two Oklahoma Sooners looking to making college football history for different reasons Saturday at the 70th ann...
2005 Dec 10 Reggie Bush Wins Heisman Trophy
USC's Bush wins Heisman by monumental margin NEW YORK -- Reggie Bush took slow, deliberate steps to the podium -- a gear most people didn't know he had. Then he began his acceptance...
2006 Dec 9 Troy Smith Wins Heisman Trophy
Rise of Troy: Buckeyes QB wins Heisman Trophy NEW YORK -- Winning the Heisman Trophy was easy. The hard part for Troy Smith was staying composed. To the surprise of no one, the Ohi...
2007 Dec 8 Tim Tebow Wins 2007 Heisman Trophy
Florida QB Tebow is first underclassman to win Heisman NEW YORK -- Tim Tebow needed only two years of college to graduate to Heisman Trophy winner, putting the sophomore in a class by...
2008 Dec 13 Sam Bradford Wins 2008 Heisman Trophy
OU's Sam Bradford wins Heisman Trophy NEW YORK -- Just 16 months after being named the starting quarterback at Oklahoma, Sam Bradford is the toast of college football and the king of N...
2009 Dec 12 Mark Ingram Wins Heisman Trophy
Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama was selected as the 75th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for 2009. Ingr...
2010 Dec 11 Cam Newton, Aurburn Quarterback, Wins Heisman Trophy
Cam Newton of Auburn Unitvesity was selected as the 76th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for 2010. N. Richar...