Heisman Trophy

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Heisman Trophy

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Effectively, the Most Valuable Player Award for American collegiate football. Named for early-era coach John Heisman.

1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago

1936 Larry Kelley Yale

1937 Clint Frank Yale

1938 Davey O'Brien TCU

1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa

1940 Tom Harmon Michigan

1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota

1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia

1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame

1944 Les Horvath Ohio State

1945 Doc Blanchard Army

1946 Glenn Davis Army

1947 Johnny Lujack Notre Dame

1948 Doak Walker SMU

1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame

1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State

1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton

1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma

1953 Johnny Lattner Notre Dame

1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin

1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady Ohio State

1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame

1957 John David Crow Texas A&M

1958 Pete Dawkins Army

1959 Billy Cannon LSU

1960 Joe Bellino Navy

1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse

1962 Terry Baker Oregon State

1963 Roger Staubach Navy

1964 John Huarte Notre Dame

1965 Mike Garrett USC

1966 Steve Spurrier Florida

1967 Gary Beban UCLA

1968 O. J. Simpson USC

1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma

1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford

1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn

1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska

1973 John Cappelletti Penn State

1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State

1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State

1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh

1977 Earl Campbell Texas

1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma

1979 Charles White USC

1980 George Rogers South Carolina

1981 Marcus Allen USC

1982 Herschel Walker Georgia

1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska

1984 Doug Flutie Boston College

1985 Bo Jackson Auburn

1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami

1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame

1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State

1989 Andre Ware Houston

1990 Ty Detmer BYU

1991 Desmond Howard Michigan

1992 Gino Torretta Miami

1993 Charlie Ward Florida State

1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado

1995 Eddie George Ohio State

1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida

1997 Charles Woodson Michigan

1998 Ricky Williams Texas

1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin

2000 Chris Weinke Florida State

2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska

2002 Carson Palmer USC

2003 Jason White Oklahoma

2004 Matt Leinart USC

2005 Reggie Bush USC

2006 Troy Smith Ohio State

2007 Tim Tebow Florida

2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma

2009 Mark Ingram, Jr. Alabama

2010 Cam Newton Auburn

2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor

2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M

2013 Jameis Winston Florida State

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