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Heisman Trophy History
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John W. Heisman
The Original Heisman
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Perhaps no individual award receives the attention and debate than
the highly coveted Heisman Trophy. After months of media
speculation and hype the award is presented each December to
college football’s most outstanding player. No matter what fame and
honor that a winner of the Heisman Trophy may later achieve, he will
first and foremost be known as a Heisman Trophy winner.
The John W. Heisman Memorial Trophy was presented for many
years by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York. However financial
pressures following 9/11 forced the club's closing in 2002. The
trophy is now presented by the Yale Club which has maintained the
New York tradition.
First known as the D.A.C. Trophy when it was first presented in 1935,
the award was renamed in 1936 for Heisman. The honoree was the
first athletic director of the Downtown Athletic Club and was well
known in college football circles after playing for Penn and Brown and
then coaching at Auburn, Oberlin, Clemson, Akron, Penn, Rice,
Washington and Jefferson and Georgia Tech.
Throughout this site, you'll find many great stories, profiles and facts
that surround the Heisman Trophy. While we'll provide great insight
about the Heisman Trophy past, we'll also provide coverage of the
upcoming quest for the Heisman Trophy by featuring Heisman Trophy
Candidates..
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