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HEISMAN TROPHY
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HEISMAN TROPHY. Award presented annually to the outstanding college football player in the United States. Named for John W. Heisman, athletic director of New York City's Downtown Athletic Club (D.A.C.), the first trophy was presented to Dubuque's Jay BERWANGER as the D.A.C. Trophy on December 9,1935.
The prize was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy a year later on October 3, 1936.