The trophy is named after John W. Heisman, a former Georgia Tech head coach whose teams dominated offensively for the better part of two decades in the early 20th century.

John Heisman says, 'Son, you're a Cumberland player. You're on the wrong bench.' Student looked back up and said, 'If they put me back on right side, they're going to put me back in this game.'" ...

The trophy is named after John W. Heisman, a former Georgia Tech head coach whose teams dominated offensively for the better part of two decades in the early 20th century.

The award was established in John Heisman's honor and expanded to include athletes in the west of Mississippi after he passed away in October 1936 as the club's athletic director.

Heisman departed Akron after one-plus season of service, returning to Oberlin— the program he departed the year prior— in July 1894. but it was a season which left a great impact upon the Ohio ...

Here is a look back at the history of the Heisman Trophy and every player who has taken home college football’s biggest honor. ... 1957: John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB. 1958: Pete Dawkins, Army, HB.

Heisman Trophy Success Stories. Barry Sanders—A 1988 Heisman Trophy was just the start of a long list of accolades that were still to come for running back Sanders, who was selected for 10 Pro ...

These are the colleges with the most Heisman Trophy winners from 1935 to today. ... Winners: 1943 Angelo Bertelli, 1947 John Lujack, 1949 Leon Hart, 1953 John Lattner, ...

The Heisman Trophy nomination has no age or class requirement to win it. However, most Heisman winners are college football players in their third or fourth years of eligibility, either junior or ...

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, ...

We are just days away from the Heisman Trophy being given to an outstanding player in college football. Many know the name behind the trophy, but John Heisman has a legendary local connection.