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The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, named after former College Football player and coach John W. Heisman , is considered the most prestigious award in American college football and is given annually to the top player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The award was first presented in 1935 by the Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan , New York , a privately owned recreation facility near the site of the former World Trade Center . The Club was forced to close its doors in 2002 due, in part, to financial troubles resulting from the 9/11 Attacks . The award ceremony is now hosted by the Yale Club in Manhattan, and as of 2005 was being held at the Nokia Theatre . The award is presented independently from the annual College Football Awards (where most other related awards are presented).


HEISMAN AWARD WINNERS



TRIVIA

  • The trophy itself is modeled after Ed Smith a leading player in 1934 for the now defunct New York University football team.

  • Only one player, Archie Griffin , a running back for Ohio State , has won two Heisman Trophies; he did so in 1974 and 1975 .

  • The first junior to win the award was Doc Blanchard (''"Mr. Inside"'') for Army in 1945; though he played the next year, he missed two games with injury and his teammate Glenn Davis (''"Mr. Outside"'') won.

  • Only two high schools have graduated multiple alumni who would eventually win the Heisman Trophy. Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California produced John Huarte (Notre Dame) and Matt Leinart (USC), most recently, but Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas produced the first combo with Davey O'Brien (TCU) and Tim Brown (Notre Dame).

  • Charles Woodson is the only primarily Defensive player to win the award, doing so in 1997 . He returned kickoffs and punts during that season as well, and occasionally took plays on offense.

  • In 2004 , Helix High School became the first school to have two ex-pupils ( Alex Smith and Reggie Bush ) as simultaneous top five finalists.

  • Auburn has produced two Heisman Trophy winners: Pat Sullivan in (1971) and Bo Jackson in (1985).

  • Both USC and Notre Dame are tied for 7 Heisman winners. However, in the last 40 years, Notre Dame has only had one winner, Tim Brown in 1987. All of the Trojan Heisman winners have been in the last 40 years: Winning three of the last four Heismans by one school is unprecedented.

  • In 2005, winning the Heisman, Reggie Bush collected 2,541 out of a possible 2,769 points for a record percentage of 91.7%. That percentage bested the previous record of 85.2% by Ricky Williams in 1998. However, of the 784 first-place vote total, Bush is second to the first-place vote total of 855 in 1968 by USC running back, O.J. Simpson, and Bush's margin of victory of 933 points was 17th among Heisman winners. Also a Heisman record in 2005, Reggie Bush was first in all 6 regions and appeared on 99% of the ballots.




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2005 HEISMAN WINNER

The 2005 statistics of Heisman winner Reggie Bush are 1,658 yards for an average of 8.9 yards per carry. Through the season he led the nation in all-purpose yardage with 217.9 per game. In 261 touches (rush attempts, pass attempts, receptions, and return attempts) in the regular season, he fumbled only once, against Fresno State .

Bush displayed several stand-out performances in the regular 2005 season. Most notable for Heisman voters were the games against the 16th-ranked Fresno State Bulldogs and the 11th-ranked crosstown rival UCLA Bruins. The two games were notable for being the only games of Bush's collegiate career in which he had more than 20 carries, and Bush made the most of the opportunity by rushing for a combined 554 yards in the two games. Bush's 513 all-purpose yards vs Fresno State was the 2nd-highest single game total in NCAA history. This total was comprised of 294 yards rushing, 68 yards receiving, and 151 yards of kick returns.


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