Heisman Trophy Tale Features Backfield Dominance and Trivia
The Heisman Trophy has favored running backs with 30 wins by backs, three by fullbacks. The DAC awards two trophies yearly to the player and his school. Junior winners are six, with Archie Griffin the only repeat winner. A national title does not guarantee the award.
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John W. Heisman
Downtown Athletic Club
DAC
New York
Frank Eliscu
Fordham University
Felix
Doc” Blanchard
Doak Walker
Vic Janowicz
Roger Staubach
Archie Griffin
Billy Sims
Griffin
Heisman Winners and Notre Dame’s Strong Run
The Gazette notes Notre Dame’s frequent Heisman contention due to nationwide support and media exposure. It lists past champion ties to national titles, discusses Hornung on a losing Irish team, and reviews how often Heisman winners excel in pro careers, noting few linemen winners.
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Pittsburgh
Tony Dorsett
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Associated Press
United Press International
Heisman
Davey O’brien
TCU
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Notre Dame (’43); “Doc” Blanchard, Army (’45); John Lujack
Leon Hart
East
Midwest
Paul Hornung
Hornung
Fighting Irish
Jimmy Brown
Wisconsin
Alan Ameche
Baltimore
LSU
Billy Cannon
Houston
Southern Cal
O.J. Simpson
Buffalo
Texas
Earl Campbell
Nile Kinnick Heisman Trophy Shared Landmark in Iowa City
The Heisman Trophy rests in the Nile Kinnick Trophy Case at the Iowa Field House after being donated by Kinnick’s father. The case honors Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr., a 1939 Heisman winner, Phi Beta Kappa scholar, and Iowa football star whose stadium bears his name.
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Kinnick
Forest Evashevski
Evy
Michigan
United States
Kinnick Receives Heisman in New York Speech Steals Spotlight
Forty years ago in New York City Nile Kinnick was named to 11 All American teams in 1939 and won the Heisman Trophy, beating Tom Harmon 651 to 405. He also praised coach Eddie Anderson and his Iowa teammates, received a standing ovation, and honored football over war.
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Iowa
Kinnick
America
Nile Kinnick
Associated Press
United Press
Collier’s
International News Service
New York Sun
Newspaper Enterprise Association
All-American Board
Hearst
Central Press
New York Daily News
Sporting News
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Missouri
Paul Christman
George Calego
Tennessee
New York
New York Athletic Club
University of Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Iowa City
United States
Midwest
Prinze
Downtown Athletic Club
Europe
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The
Gazette Sports
Jim Brown
Syracuse
Gale Sayers
Kansas
Bob Griese
Purdue
Don Meredith
SMU
Sammy Baugh
Bobby Layne
Joe Namath
Alabama
Navy
Detroit Lions
Green Bay
Georgia
Frank Sinkwich
Yale
Larry Kelley
I Iowa
Omaha
Iowa Field House
Nile’s
George Wine
Bud Suter
Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr
Hawkeye
New York City
Acme
Gazette
Paul Jensen
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