Heisman Trophy |
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Awarded for |
The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. |
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Location |
New York City, New York |
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Country |
United States |
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Presented by |
Downtown Athletic Club (1937–2001) Yale Club (2002–2003) The Heisman Trust (2004–current) |
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First awarded |
December 9, 1935 |
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Currently held by |
Johnny Manziel |
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Official website |
http://www.heisman.com/ |
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The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in the American college football, has been awarded 78 times since its creation in 1935, including 77 individual winners and one two-time winner. (The 2005 award was declared vacant subsequent to it having been awarded to University of Southern California Running Back Reggie Bush, so only 76 individuals are officially recognized as having won the award.) The trophy is given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and is awarded by the Heisman Trust, successors of the awards from 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 (and ultimately, the award's successor, The Heisman Trust) 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]
In terms of balloting, 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]
Winners
Year |
Winner |
School |
Position |
Points |
% of Points Possible[11]
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1935 |
Berwanger, JayJay Berwanger* |
Chicago |
Halfback |
84 |
43.08%
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1936 |
Kelley, LarryLarry Kelley |
Yale |
End |
219 |
36.41%
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1937 |
Frank, ClintClint Frank |
Yale |
Halfback |
524 |
32.89%
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1938 |
O'Brien, DaveyDavey O'Brien |
TCU |
Quarterback |
519 |
29.62%
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1939 |
Kinnick, NileNile Kinnick |
Iowa |
Quarterback |
651 |
31.00%
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1940 |
Harmon, TomTom Harmon* |
Michigan |
Halfback |
1,303 |
54.29%
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1941 |
Smith, BruceBruce Smith |
Minnesota |
Halfback |
554 |
49.99%
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1942 |
Sinkwich, FrankFrank Sinkwich* |
Georgia |
Halfback |
1,059 |
99.69%
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1943 |
Bertelli, AngeloAngelo Bertelli* |
Notre Dame |
Quarterback |
648 |
64.80%
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1944 |
Horvath, LesLes Horvath |
Ohio State |
Quarterback/Halfback |
412 |
18.31%
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1945 |
Blanchard, DocDoc Blanchard |
Army |
Fullback |
860 |
33.81%
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1946 |
Davis, GlennGlenn Davis |
Army |
Halfback |
792 |
79.20%
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1947 |
Lujack, JohnnyJohnny Lujack |
Notre Dame |
Quarterback |
742 |
74.20%
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1948 |
Walker, DoakDoak Walker^ |
SMU |
Halfback |
778 |
28.56%
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1949 |
Hart, LeonLeon Hart* |
Notre Dame |
End |
995 |
36.53%
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1950 |
Janowicz, VicVic Janowicz |
Ohio State |
Halfback/Punter |
633 |
22.03%
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1951 |
Kazmaier, DickDick Kazmaier |
Princeton |
Halfback |
1,777 |
60.01%
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1952 |
Vessels, BillyBilly Vessels |
Oklahoma |
Halfback |
525 |
14.32%
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1953 |
Lattner, JohnnyJohnny Lattner |
Notre Dame |
Halfback |
1,850 |
49.14%
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1954 |
Ameche, AlanAlan Ameche |
Wisconsin |
Fullback |
1,068 |
27.01%
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1955 |
Cassady, HowardHoward Cassady |
Ohio State |
Halfback |
2,219 |
55.87%
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1956 |
Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung*^ |
Notre Dame |
Quarterback |
1,066 |
26.96%
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1957 |
Crow, John DavidJohn David Crow |
Texas A&M |
Halfback |
1,183 |
31.12%
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1958 |
Dawkins, PetePete Dawkins |
Army |
Halfback |
1,394 |
39.01%
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1959 |
Cannon, BillyBilly Cannon* |
LSU |
Halfback |
1,929 |
53.72%
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1960 |
Bellino, JoeJoe Bellino |
Navy |
Halfback |
1,793 |
52.89%
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1961 |
Davis, ErnieErnie Davis* |
Syracuse |
Halfback/Linebacker/Fullback |
824 |
25.18%
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1962 |
Baker, TerryTerry Baker* |
Oregon State |
Quarterback |
707 |
21.25%
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1963 |
Staubach, RogerRoger Staubach^ |
Navy |
Quarterback |
1,860 |
55.21%
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1964 |
Huarte, JohnJohn Huarte |
Notre Dame |
Quarterback |
1,026 |
30.98%
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1965 |
Garrett, MikeMike Garrett |
USC |
Halfback |
926 |
26.61%
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1966 |
Spurrier, SteveSteve Spurrier |
Florida |
Quarterback |
1,679 |
48.25%
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1967 |
Beban, GaryGary Beban |
UCLA |
Quarterback |
1,968 |
63.50%
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1968 |
Simpson, O. J.O. J. Simpson*^ |
USC |
Halfback |
2,853 |
80.64%
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1969 |
Owens, SteveSteve Owens |
Oklahoma |
Fullback |
1,488 |
40.92%
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1970 |
Plunkett, JimJim Plunkett* |
Stanford |
Quarterback |
2,229 |
58.78%
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1971 |
Sullivan, PatPat Sullivan |
Auburn |
Quarterback |
1,597 |
42.25%
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1972 |
Rodgers, JohnnyJohnny Rodgers |
Nebraska |
Wide Receiver/Running back |
1,310 |
38.75%
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1973 |
Cappelletti, JohnJohn Cappelletti |
Penn State |
Running back |
1,057 |
32.78%
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1974 |
Griffin, ArchieArchie Griffin |
Ohio State |
Running back |
1,920 |
59.53%
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1975 |
Griffin, ArchieArchie Griffin |
Ohio State |
Running back |
1,800 |
57.64%
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1976 |
Dorsett, TonyTony Dorsett^ |
Pittsburgh |
Running back |
2,357 |
74.97%
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1977 |
Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell*^ |
Texas |
Running back |
1,547 |
49.11%
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1978 |
Sims, BillyBilly Sims* |
Oklahoma |
Running back |
1,896 |
26.25%
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1979 |
White, CharlesCharles White |
USC |
Running back |
1,695 |
53.81%
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1980 |
Rogers, GeorgeGeorge Rogers* |
South Carolina |
Running back |
1,128 |
35.81%
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1981 |
Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen^ |
USC |
Running back |
1,797 |
57.05%
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1982 |
Walker, HerschelHerschel Walker |
Georgia |
Running back |
1,926 |
61.14%
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1983 |
Rozier, MikeMike Rozier |
Nebraska |
Running back |
1,801 |
57.17%
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1984 |
Flutie, DougDoug Flutie |
Boston College |
Quarterback |
2,240 |
71.11%
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1985 |
Jackson, BoBo Jackson* |
Auburn |
Running back |
1,509 |
47.90%
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1986 |
Testaverde, VinnyVinny Testaverde* |
Miami |
Quarterback |
2,213 |
70.25%
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1987 |
Brown, TimTim Brown |
Notre Dame |
Wide receiver |
1,442 |
45.78%
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1988 |
Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders^ |
Oklahoma State |
Running back |
1,878 |
68.27%
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1989 |
Ware, AndreAndre Ware |
Houston |
Quarterback |
1,073 |
38.96%
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1990 |
Detmer, TyTy Detmer |
BYU |
Quarterback |
1,482 |
53.87%
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1991 |
Howard, DesmondDesmond Howard |
Michigan |
Wide receiver |
2,077 |
75.50%
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1992 |
Torretta, GinoGino Torretta |
Miami |
Quarterback |
1,400 |
50.84%
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1993 |
Ward, CharlieCharlie Ward |
Florida State |
Quarterback |
1,743 |
83.79%
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1994 |
Salaam, RashaanRashaan Salaam |
Colorado |
Running back |
1,743 |
63.15%
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1995 |
George, EddieEddie George |
Ohio State |
Running back |
1,460 |
52.84%
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1996 |
Wuerffel, DannyDanny Wuerffel |
Florida |
Quarterback |
1,363 |
49.38%
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1997 |
Woodson, CharlesCharles Woodson |
Michigan |
Cornerback/Punt returner |
1,815 |
65.69%
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1998 |
Williams, RickyRicky Williams |
Texas |
Running back |
2,355 |
85.23%
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1999 |
Dayne, RonRon Dayne |
Wisconsin |
Running back |
2,042 |
73.83%
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2000 |
Weinke, ChrisChris Weinke |
Florida State |
Quarterback |
1,628 |
58.86%
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2001 |
Crouch, EricEric Crouch |
Nebraska |
Quarterback |
770 |
27.75%
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2002 |
Palmer, CarsonCarson Palmer* |
USC |
Quarterback |
1,328 |
48.01%
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2003 |
White, JasonJason White |
Oklahoma |
Quarterback |
1,481 |
53.54%
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2004 |
Leinart, MattMatt Leinart |
USC |
Quarterback |
1,325 |
47.85%
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2005 |
Reggie Bush |
Reggie Bush |
Reggie Bush |
University of Southern California |
USC
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2006 |
Smith, TroyTroy Smith |
Ohio State |
Quarterback |
2,540 |
91.63%
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2007 |
Tebow, TimTim Tebow |
Florida |
Quarterback |
1,957 |
70.52%
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2008 |
Bradford, SamSam Bradford* |
Oklahoma |
Quarterback |
1,726 |
62.13%
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2009 |
Ingram, Jr., MarkMark Ingram, Jr. |
Alabama |
Running back |
1,304 |
46.99%
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2010 |
Newton, CamCam Newton* |
Auburn |
Quarterback |
2,263 |
81.55%
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2011 |
Griffin III, RobertRobert Griffin III |
Baylor |
Quarterback |
1,687 |
60.66%
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2012 |
Manziel, JohnnyJohnny Manziel |
Texas A&M |
Quarterback |
2,029 |
72.88%
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Trophies won by school
This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win a Heisman trophy: Ohio State and Notre Dame are tied for the most trophies at 7 each, although Ohio State has the distinction of the only two time winner, Archie Griffin, leaving their total players to have won the trophy at six. In total, players from 37 different schools have won a Heisman Trophy.
References
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Heisman Trophy winners |
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| | | *Note: The 2005 Heisman Trophy was originally awarded to Reggie Bush, but Bush forfeited the award in 2010. The Heisman Trust subsequently decided to leave the 2005 award vacated. |
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| Overall trophies | |
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| Overall media awards | |
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| Positional awards | |
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| Other national player awards | |
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| All-Americans | |
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| Head coaching awards | |
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| Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards | |
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| Regional awards | |
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| Halls of fame | |
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