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Heisman Trophy

Annual 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.]

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