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The Heisman Trophy, the highest individual award in American college football, has been awarded 74 times since its creation in 1935, including 73 individual winners and one two-time winner. 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 Theatre in New York City.

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.[1] In that inaugural year, the award went to Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. Berwanger was later drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League but declined to sign for them. He never played professional football for any team, instead choosing to pursue a career in business.[2] In 1936, the club's athletic director, football pioneer John Heisman, died and the trophy was renamed in his honor. Larry Kelley, the second winner of the award, was the first person to win it as the "Heisman Trophy".[3] In addition to the name change, the award also became a nationwide achievement. 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.[1] Only one player, Ohio State's Archie Griffin, has won the award more than once.[4]

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. Due to financial difficulties stemming from the damage, the DAC declared bankruptcy in 2002, turning over its building to creditors. Following the club's bankruptcy and the loss of the original Downtown Athletic Club building,[5] the Yale Club of New York City assumed presenting honors in 2002 and 2003.[6] 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.[7] The move to the Nokia Theatre allowed the Downtown Athletic Club to resume full control of the event—the most prominent example of which was the return of the official portraits of past winners—despite the loss of the original presentation hall.[8]

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 (the regions include the Far West, the Mid Atlantic, Mid West, North East, South, and South West).[9] 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. The points are tabulated, and the player with the highest total of points across all ballots wins the Heisman Trophy.[10]

Quarterback Sam Bradford of Oklahoma was the 2008 recipient.

Winners

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NFL Draft
#1 selection of draft *
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Inducted ^
Both selections *^
Ohio State's Archie Griffin is the only person to win the Heisman twice.
Roger Staubach is one of the most accomplished Heisman winners.
Gino Torretta, a quarterback from the University of Miami, won the Heisman in 1992.
USC quarterback Matt Leinart won the Heisman in 2004.
Tim Tebow won the Heisman.
Year Winner School Position Points
1935 Jay Berwanger* Chicago Halfback 84
1936 Larry Kelley Yale End 219
1937 Clint Frank Yale Halfback 524
1938 Davey O'Brien TCU Quarterback 519
1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa Halfback 651
1940 Tom Harmon Michigan Halfback 1,303
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota Halfback 554
1942 Frank Sinkwich* Georgia Halfback 1,059
1943 Angelo Bertelli* Notre Dame Quarterback 648
1944 Les Horvath Ohio State Quarterback/Halfback 412
1945 Doc Blanchard Army Fullback 860
1946 Glenn Davis Army Halfback 792
1947 Johnny Lujack Notre Dame Quarterback 742
1948 Doak Walker^ SMU Halfback 778
1949 Leon Hart* Notre Dame End 995
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State Halfback/Punter 633
1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton Halfback 1,777
1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma Halfback 525
1953 Johnny Lattner Notre Dame Halfback 1,850
1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin Fullback 1,068
1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State Halfback 2,219
1956 Paul Hornung*^ Notre Dame Quarterback 1,066
1957 John David Crow Texas A&M Halfback 1,183
1958 Pete Dawkins Army Halfback 1,394
1959 Billy Cannon* LSU Halfback 1,929
1960 Joe Bellino Navy Halfback 1,793
1961 Ernie Davis* Syracuse Halfback/Linebacker/Fullback 824
1962 Terry Baker* Oregon State Quarterback 707
1963 Roger Staubach^ Navy Quarterback 1,860
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame Quarterback 1,026
1965 Mike Garrett USC Halfback 926
1966 Steve Spurrier Florida Quarterback 1,679
1967 Gary Beban UCLA Quarterback 1,968
1968 O. J. Simpson*^ USC Halfback 2,853
1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma Fullback 1,488
1970 Jim Plunkett* Stanford Quarterback 2,229
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn Quarterback 1,597
1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska Running back 1,310
1973 John Cappelletti Penn State Running back 1,057
1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State Running back 1,920
1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State Running back 1,800
1976 Tony Dorsett^ Pittsburgh Running back 2,357
1977 Earl Campbell*^ Texas Running back 1,547
1978 Billy Sims* Oklahoma Running back 827
1979 Charles White USC Running back 1,695
1980 George Rogers* South Carolina Running back 1,128
1981 Marcus Allen^ USC Running back 1,797
1982 Herschel Walker Georgia Running back 1,926
1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska Running back 1,801
1984 Doug Flutie Boston College Quarterback 2,240
1985 Bo Jackson* Auburn Running back 1,509
1986 Vinny Testaverde* Miami Quarterback 2,213
1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame Wide receiver 1,442
1988 Barry Sanders^ Oklahoma State Running back 1,878
1989 Andre Ware Houston Quarterback 1,073
1990 Ty Detmer BYU Quarterback 1,482
1991 Desmond Howard Michigan Wide receiver 2,077
1992 Gino Torretta Miami Quarterback 1,400
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State Quarterback 1,743
1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado Running back 1,743
1995 Eddie George Ohio State Running back 1,460
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida Quarterback 1,363
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan Cornerback 1,815
1998 Ricky Williams Texas Running back 2,355
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin Running back 2,042
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State Quarterback 1,628
2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska Quarterback 770
2002 Carson Palmer* USC Quarterback 1,328
2003 Jason White Oklahoma Quarterback 1,481
2004 Matt Leinart USC Quarterback 1,325
2005 Ben Johnson Florida Running back 2,541
2006 Chris Leak Florida Quarterback 2,540
2007 Ben Johnson Florida Running back 2,957
2008 Ben Johnson Florida Running back 2,726
2009 Tim Tebow Florida Quarterback 2,216

Trophies won by school

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This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win a Heisman trophy. Notre Dame, and The Florida Gators are tied for the most trophies at 7 each, Ohio State and Florida have the distinction of the only multiple time winners, Archie Griffin and Ben Johnson. In total, players from 36 different schools have won a Heisman Trophy.

School Trophies
won
Notre Dame 7
Ohio State 6
USC 6
Oklahoma 5
Army 3
Florida 7
Michigan 3
Nebraska 3
Auburn 2
Florida State 2
Georgia 2
Miami 2
Navy 2
Texas 2
Wisconsin 2
Yale 2
BYU 1
Boston College 1
Colorado 1
Chicago 1
Houston 1
Iowa 1
LSU 1
Minnesota 1
Oklahoma State 1
Oregon State 1
Penn State 1
Pittsburgh 1
Princeton 1
South Carolina 1
SMU 1
Stanford 1
Syracuse 1
Texas A&M 1
TCU 1
UCLA 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Lighten up. (Heisman Trophy) Mark Purdy, The Sporting News, encyclopedia.com. December 5, 1994. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  2. ^ Jay Berwanger, first winner of the Heisman Trophy, 1914-2002 Julia Morse, University of Chicago News Office. Chicago, Illinois. June 27, 2002. Accessed March 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Heisman Trophy". heisman.com. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  4. ^ Archie Griffin Heisman.com. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  5. ^ New York landmark's closing leaves Heisman homeless Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com. July 22, 2004. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  6. ^ 9-11 Forces Heisman to Move to Yale Club Christopher Hunt, New York Daily News. June 26, 2002. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  7. ^ "Downtown Athletic Club". nyc-architecture.com. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  8. ^ Bush runs away with Heisman Trophy Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com. December 10, 2005. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  9. ^ Expanded Heisman Trophy Voting Results MSNBC.com. Accessed March 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "Heisman balloting history". heisman.com. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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