The Heisman trophy?

Question

Who is it named after? Did that person make it in the NFL?? The Hall of Fame?

Answer 1

It was named ater John W. Heisman who was a great "old time" coach from the 1890's until the 1920's at several institutions, most prominently at Georgia Tech. He was never a professional player, but he is in the College Hall of Fame as a coach. He was the Georgia Tech coach when they scored the most points in any single game in college football history when just before World War I, they beat Cumberland (Tenn.) 222-0! He was known as an innovator, creating the snap from center and helping to legalize and redefine the forward pass.

Answer 2

It's named after somebody named Heisman!

Answer 3

is a trophy awardd annually to the outstanding clooege football player in united states.The trophy was first awarded in 1935,it was named for John W heisman,a leadind football coach ata number of colleges from 1892-1927.He helped revvolunition the rules and strtegy of football.Foe example he introduced the center snap and led the legalize the forward pass.Hiesman rtophy winners apperas in the World Book article on Football{College Football.

Answer 4

It is named after Coach Heisman. He coached in the early part of the last century. He coached at many schools. Some of his best teams were in his years at Georgia Tech. I don't think that he ever coached in pro football.

Answer 5

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (also known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John W. Heisman, is considered the most prestigious award in American college football. It is awarded annually before the postseason bowl games.

The prestige in the award stems from a number of factors. Though balloting is open for all football players in all divisions of college, the winners usually represent Division I-A schools. In addition to incredible personal stats, team achievements play a heavy role in the voting - a typical Heisman winner represents a team that had an outstanding season and is most likely in contention for a DI-A national championship. Further prestige is granted by experience - no freshmen or sophomores have ever won the award, and only a few juniors have held the bronze trophy; the rest have been seniors. Finally, the Heisman is almost always awarded to a running back or a quarterback; very few players have won the trophy playing at a different position.

Balloting for the Heisman is selective. The fifty states of the USA 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). Each region has 145 media votes, for a total of 870 votes. In addition, all previous Heisman winners still alive 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.

The trophy serves in part as a representation of a collegiate player's chances in professional leagues, such as the NFL (to which many Heisman winners go after their collegiate careers). Most Heisman winners have amazingly high stock, and are considered among the absolute best players available on draft day on any given year.

The award was first presented in 1935 by the Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, New York, a privately owned recreation facility near the site of the former World Trade Center. The Club was forced to close its doors in 2002 due, in part, to financial troubles resulting from the 9/11 attacks. The award ceremony is now hosted by the Yale Club in Manhattan, and as of 2005 was being held at the Nokia Theatre. The award is presented independently from the annual College Football Awards (where most other related awards are presented).

Contents [hide]
1 Heisman Award winners
2 Trivia
2.1 Winners by school
3 External links



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Heisman Award winners
Highlighting indicates players that were also the first overall selection in the National Football League Draft.

Year Winner School Position
1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago Halfback
1936 Larry Kelley Yale End
1937 Clint Frank Yale Halfback
1938 Davey O'Brien TCU Quarterback
1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa Halfback
1940 Tom Harmon Michigan Halfback
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota Halfback
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia Halfback
1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame Quarterback
1944 Les Horvath Ohio State Quarterback/Halfback
1945 Doc Blanchard Army Fullback
1946 Glenn Davis Army Halfback
1947 Johnny Lujack Notre Dame Quarterback
1948 Doak Walker SMU Halfback
1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame End
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State Halfback
1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton Halfback
1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma Halfback
1953 Johnny Lattner Notre Dame Halfback
1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin Fullback
1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady Ohio State Halfback
1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame Quarterback
1957 John David Crow Texas A&M Halfback
1958 Pete Dawkins Army Halfback
1959 Billy Cannon LSU Halfback
1960 Joe Bellino Navy Halfback
1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse Halfback
1962 Terry Baker Oregon State Quarterback
1963 Roger Staubach Navy Quarterback
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame Quarterback
1965 Mike Garrett USC Halfback
1966 Steve Spurrier Florida Quarterback
1967 Gary Beban UCLA Quarterback
1968 O. J. Simpson USC Halfback
1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma Halfback
1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford Quarterback
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn Quarterback
1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska Wingback
1973 John Cappelletti Penn State Running Back
1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State Running Back
1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State Running Back
1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh Running Back
1977 Earl Campbell Texas Running Back
1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma Running Back
1979 Charles White USC Running Back
1980 George Rogers South Carolina Running Back
1981 Marcus Allen USC Running Back
1982 Herschel Walker Georgia Running Back
1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska Running Back
1984 Doug Flutie Boston College Quarterback
1985 Bo Jackson Auburn Running Back
1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami Quarterback
1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame Wide Receiver
1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State Running Back
1989 Andre Ware Houston Quarterback
1990 Ty Detmer BYU Quarterback
1991 Desmond Howard Michigan Wide Receiver
1992 Gino Torretta Miami Quarterback
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State Quarterback
1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado Running Back
1995 Eddie George Ohio State Running Back
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida Quarterback
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan Defensive Back
1998 Ricky Williams Texas Running Back
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin Running Back
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State Quarterback
2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska Quarterback
2002 Carson Palmer USC Quarterback
2003 Jason White Oklahoma Quarterback
2004 Matt Leinart USC Quarterback
2005 Reggie Bush USC Running Back
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Trivia
The first winner, Jay Berwanger, was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles but declined to sign for them. He never played professional football for any team.
The trophy itself is modeled after Ed Smith a leading player in 1934 for the now defunct New York University football team. The trophy is made out of cast bronze.
Only one player, Archie Griffin, a running back for Ohio State, has won two Heisman Trophies; he did so in 1974 and 1975.
The first junior to win the award was Doc Blanchard ("Mr. Inside") for Army in 1945; though he played the next year, he missed two games with injury and his teammate Glenn Davis ("Mr. Outside") won.
Only two high schools have graduated multiple alumni who would eventually win the Heisman Trophy. Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California produced John Huarte (Notre Dame) and Matt Leinart (USC), most recently, but Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas produced the first combo with Davey O'Brien (TCU) and Tim Brown (Notre Dame).
Charles Woodson is the only primarily defensive player to win the award, doing so as a defensive back for the University of Michigan in 1997. He returned kickoffs and punts during that season as well, and occasionally took plays on offense.
In 2004, Helix High School became the first school to have two ex-pupils (Alex Smith and Reggie Bush) as simultaneous top five finalists.
Both USC and Notre Dame are tied for 7 Heisman winners. However, in the last 40 years, Notre Dame has only had one winner, Tim Brown in 1987. All of the Trojan Heisman winners have been in the last 40 years, including three in four years between 2002 and 2005 (considered an unprecedented feat in college football).
In 2005, winning the Heisman, Reggie Bush collected 2,541 out of a possible 2,769 points for a record percentage of 91.7%. That percentage bested the previous record of 85.2% by Ricky Williams in 1998. However, of the 784 first-place vote total, Bush is second to the first-place vote total of 855 in 1968 by USC running back, O.J. Simpson, and Bush's margin of victory of 933 points was 17th among Heisman winners. Also a Heisman record in 2005, Reggie Bush was first in all 6 regions and appeared on 99% of the ballots.
Position Winners
Halfback or Running Back 41
Quarterback 22
Fullback 2
End 2
Wide Receiver 2
Quarterback/Halfback 1
Defensive Back 1
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Winners by school
School Winners
Notre Dame 7
USC 7
Ohio State 6
Oklahoma 4
Army 3
Michigan 3
Nebraska 3
Auburn 2
Florida 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