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Heisman TrophyAnnual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach John Heisman. The winner is determined by a poll of sportswriters. Heisman Trophy awarded to the outstanding college football player of the year by New York Athletic Club. [Am. Sports: Misc.] See : Prize How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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USC fans might say they heard all this a year ago, when Oklahoma rolled into the Orange Bowl with two Heisman finalists (quarterback Jason White, tailback Adrian Peterson) and an array of other highly publicized players but laid an egg in the national championship game. Oregon's Joey Harrington (second from left) is in the elite company of fellow Heisman finalists (from left) Rex Grossman of Florida, Eric Crouch of Nebraska and Ken Dorsey of Miami. Three Heisman finalists (last year) and leading Heisman candidates (this year), Leinart, Reggie Bush and Oklahoma's Adrian Peterson. |
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