John Heisman, who played guard, center and tackle at the University of Pennsylvania, championed many things that are now commonplace in the sport, including the forward pass, cutting the game into ...

He is at odds of -2000 as per FOX Sports. The Heisman Trophy is named after John Heisman, who was a coach and athletic director at various colleges such as Georgia Tech and Princeton and is ...

The trophy was named after legendary coach and athletic director John Heisman in 1936; it was initially called the DCA Trophy. The Heisman Trophy honors college football players who have ...

He won the Heisman Trophy despite playing on a mediocre team. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, but turned it ...

It was originally meant for the "most valuable college football player east of the Mississippi," but after John Heisman, the club's athletic director, passed away in 1936, the award was renamed in ...

Originally named the "Downtown Athletic Club Trophy," the award was renamed to the "Heisman Trophy" in 1936 following the club's director—John Heisman. As for the physical trophy, a sculpture of ...

1964 John Huarte, 1987 Tim Brown As of 2019, the two oldest living Heisman winners shared similar paths to their legendary careers. With nine years apart, John Lujack and Paul Hornung led their ...