Who Made the Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Seventy-seven players have won a Heisman Trophy. Fifteen of those players have never played one game in the NFL, including the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger. Fifteen Heisman winners went undrafted in the NFL, most recently 2003 Heisman winner, Jason White of Oklahoma. Share. Of the 77 different players who have won the Heisman Trophy, there are more players who never played one NFL game (14) and more players who went undrafted (15) than players who went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (8). Fifteen of those players have never played one game in the NFL, including the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger. Fifteen Heisman winners went undrafted in the NFL, most recently 2003 Heisman winner, Jason White of Oklahoma. Photos of the Day Photos of the day 10/14. Manziel was the first freshman to win the Heisman, and was trying to join Ohio State 's Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman winner. Instead, Winston made it two freshman winners in the 79-year history of the Heisman. The Downtown Athletic Club of New York City created the award and presented it first in 1935. The award, in 1935, was known as the 'DAC Trophy'. It was renamed 'Heisman Trophy' for John Heisman, the DAC's first athletic director, when Heisman passed away in 1936. Jameis Winston holds up the Heisman Trophy after winning it in 2013. (Getty). Saturday night in New York City, either Marcus Mariota, Melvin Gordon or Amari Cooper will hold up the Heisman Trophy, just as Jameis Winston did last year and just as the nation’s best player has done every year since 1935. The earliest Heisman Trophy winner who was still playing in the NFL in 1950 was the 1946 winner, Glenn Davis and he played in the Pro Bowl. Saturday night in New York City, either Marcus Mariota, Melvin Gordon or Amari Cooper will hold up the Heisman Trophy, just as Jameis Winston did last year and just as the nation’s best player has done every year since 1935. Marcus Mariota's Heisman Trophy is a milestone for Oregon football, but the Ducks did not have to overstate anything for him to win it.
The Downtown Athletic Club of New York City 