Heisman Award
Winners
The Heisman Trophy Award is named after the former college football
coach John Heisman. This trophy is awarded annually by the Downtown Athletic
Club of New York City to the most outstanding player in collegiate football.
Although it is not the only award honoring the best player in college
footballthe Walter Camp Award and Maxwell Award are also awarded to the
"best player"it is considered the most prestigious. It is awarded in early
December before the postseason bowl games begin.
Heisman Award Winners
1935 Jay
Berwanger, Chicago, HB
1936 Larry Kelley, Yale, E
1937 Clint Frank, Yale, HB
1938 Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian, QB
1939 Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB
1940 Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB
1941 Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB
1942 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, HB
1943 Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, QB
1944 Les Horvath, Ohio State, QB
1945 Doc Blanchard, Army, HB
1946 Glenn Davis, Army, HB
1947 John Lujack, Notre Dame, QB
1948 Doak Walker, SMU, HB
1949 Leon Hart, Notre Dame, E
1950 Vic Janowicz, Ohio State, HB
1951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB
1952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB
1953 John Lattner, Notre Dame, HB
1954 Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB
1955 Howard Cassady, Ohio State, HB
1956 Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB
1957 John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB
1958 Pete Dawkins, Army, HB
1959 Billy Cannon, LSU, HB
1960 Joe Bellino, Navy, HB
1961 Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB
1962 Terry Baker, Oregon State, QB
1963 Roger Staubach, Navy, QB
1964 John Huarte, Notre Dame, QB
1965 Mike Garrett, Southern California, TB
1966 Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB
1967 Gary Beban, UCLA, QB
1968 O.J. Simpson, Southern California, TB
1969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma, HB
1970 Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB
1971 Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB
1972 Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, FL
1973 John Cappelletti, Penn State, HB
1974 Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB
1975 Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB
1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, HB
1977 Earl Campbell, Texas, FB
1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma, HB
1979 Charles White, Southern California, TB
1980 George Rogers, South Carolina, HB
1981 Marcus Allen, Southern California, TB
1982 Herschel Walker, Georgia, HB
1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, TB
1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
1985 Bo Jackson, Auburn, TB
1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami, QB
1987 Tim Brown, Notre Dame, WR
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, RB
1989 Andre Ware, Houston, QB
1990 Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, QB
1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR
1992 Gino Torretta, Miami, QB
1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State, QB
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB
1995 Eddie George, Ohio State, TB
1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB
1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, CB
1998 Ricky Williams, Texas, RB
1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB
2000 Chris Weinke, Florida State, QB
2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB
2002 Carson Palmer, Southern California, QB
2003 Jason White, Oklahoma, QB
2004 Matt Leinart, Southern California, QB
2005 Reggie Bush, Southern California, RB
2006 Troy Smith, Ohio State, QB
2007 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB
2008 - Sam Bradford,Oklahoma QB