I was always under the impression that the Heisman Trophy was a sculpture of John Heisman. Come to find out I was wrong. In a nutshell, the New York Down Town Athletic Club commissioned a sculptor to design a trophy of a player who is "a muscular footballer driving for yardage." The sculptor chose Ed Smith who was a top player on the 1934 New York University team.
The first year of the award (1934), it was called the DAC Award, and won by Jay Berwanger. Next year upon the death of John Heisman (who was the Athletic Director of the Down Town Athletic Club), they renamed the award "The Heisman Trophy".
One final bit of trivia. Other than the Heisman Award, what is John Heisman most recognized for? He is credited with inventing the forward pass.
For more information about the Heisman Trophy, click here http://heisman.collegesports.com/
I see the award this year coming down to a 2 man race between Jason White and Matt Leinert with White winning a close vote. If Leinert could of had a big day against UCLA last weekend, he would have taken it....
voting will finish in this order:
Jason White
Matt Leinert
Adrian Peterson
Alex Smith
Reggie Bush
Until next time,
Bill
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