Heisman Trophy timeline
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Jay Berwanger wins Heisman Trophy
There wasn’t great fanfare when Jay Berwanger won the first Heisman Trophy presented by the New York Downtown Athletic Club in 1935. Instead of... Read more
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Larry Kelley Wins Heisman Trophy Award
Lawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley (May 30, 1915 – June 27, 2000) was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale... Read more
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Clint Frank Wins Heisman Trophy
Clinton E. Frank (September 13, 1915 - July 7, 1992) was an American football player. He played halfback for Yale University. Frank attended... Read more
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Davey O'Brien Wins Heisman Trophy
This 5'7" 150-pounder sparked Texas Christian to an undefeated season his senior year. In his last season, he threw 194 passes, completed 110 for... Read more
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Nile Kinnick Wins Heisman Trophy
Nile Kinnick is the Hawkeyes' greatest football player of all time. In his football career, he gained 1,674 yards. In his senior year, he completed... Read more
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Tom Harmon Wins Heisman Trophy
In his three seasons, old ninety-eight scored 33 touchdowns, kicked two field goals and kicked 33 points after touchdowns for 237 points, and threw... Read more
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Bruce Smith Wins Heisman Trophy
The handsome Minnesota halfback, who received his Heisman Trophy two days after Pearl Harbor, was voted the best college player in the All-Star... Read more
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Frank Sinkwich Wins Heisman Trophy
Frank was in a Marine uniform when he accepted his Trophy. He still holds the Orange Bowl total offense record-382 yards rushing and passing. He... Read more
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Angelo Bertelli Wins Heisman Trophy
He made the T-Formation click for the Fighting Irish until his entry into the Marine Corps in 1943. Bertelli completed 169 of 324 passes in 26... Read more
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Les Horvath Wins Heisman Trophy
Les hit his peak in his senior year, gaining 924 yards on 163 carries for 5.7 yards per carry. He scored 12 touchdowns in 1944, and completed 14 of... Read more
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Felix 'Doc' Blanchard Wins Heisman Trophy
An All-American for three years, the 6-foot, 205 pound "Mr. Inside" scored 38 touchdowns and gained 1,908 yards on three powerhouse West Point... Read more
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Glenn Davis Wins Heisman Trophy
He was the "Mr. Outside" of the famed Davis-Blanchard duo. Glenn scored 59 touchdowns in his career and gained an amazing 4,129 yards from rishing... Read more
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John Lujack Wins Heisman Trophy
Lujack was considered one of the greatest T-formation collegiate quarterbacks of all times. Filling in for Angelo Bertelli, who went into the... Read more
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Doak Walker Wins Heisman Trophy
Walker, often considered the greatest player to come out of the Southwest Conference, was a junior when he won the Heisman Trophy. For three years... Read more
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Leon Hart Wins Heisman Trophy
Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by... Read more
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Vic Janowicz Wins Heisman Trophy
Invaluable as a defensive player, he was the key factor in the Buckeyes' success in 1950. He was the third junior to win the Heisman Trophy. The... Read more
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Richard Kazmaier Wins Heisman Trophy
His team was the best in the East in 1951, and was sixth ranked nationally. He was the nation's total offense leader in his senior year and the... Read more
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Billy Vessels Wins Heisman Trophy
A great star on a star-studded Sooner team, Vessels scored 18 touchdowns, gained over 1,000 yards rushing and caught eight passes for 200 yards. In... Read more
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John Lattner Wins Heisman Trophy
Lattner scored 20 touchdowns and 120 points for the Irish. He gained 3,095 yards rushing, catching passes, returning punts and kickoffs and... Read more
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Alan Ameche Wins Heisman Trophy
This stampeding fullback in 37 games in four years scored 25 touchdowns gained 3,345 scrimmage yards and was mainly responsible for the Badgers' 26... Read more
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Howard Cassady Wins Heisman Trophy
"Hop along" was one of Ohio State's best ever, scoring 37 touchdowns in 36 games for 222 points. He gained 2,466 yards rushing for an average of... Read more
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Paul Hornung Wins Heisman Trophy
The blond, 220-pound Golden Boy, despite a mediocre Notre Dame team, carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5... Read more
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John Crow Wins Heisman Trophy
Crow, despite suffering some early season injuries in 1957 that cause him to appear in only 7 games, carried the ball 129 times for 562 yards... Read more
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Peter Dawkins Wins Heisman Trophy
Pete Dawkins, the 69th Army football captain and a polio victim, posed a double threat as a runner and a left-handed passer. In three years, he... Read more
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Billy Cannon Wins Heisman Trophy
William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of... Read more