List of former Heisman Trophy winners
By Josh Sanchez
Tonight, we will learn the latest winner of the most prestigious award in college football. Six finalists will be attending the ceremony in New York City, but only one will be able to hoist the 2013 Heisman Trophy when it is all said and done.
The finalists are:
- Jordan Lynch, quarterback, Northern Illinois
- Johnny Manziel, quarterback, Texas A&M
- Tre Mason, running back, Auburn
- A.J. McCarron, quarterback, Alabama
- Andre Williams, running back, Boston College
- Jameis Winston, quarterback, Florida State
The winner will be joining a long list of deserving and talented men, as they enter the Heisman fraternity and hold their place among the best college football players to ever play the game.
Who will tonight’s winner be joining in the most select club in college football? Here is a list of the former Heisman Trophy winners throughout the years:
| Year | Winner | School | Position | Points | % of Points Possible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger* | Chicago | Halfback | 84 | 43.08% |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | End | 219 | 36.41% |
| 1937 | Clint Frank | Yale | Halfback | 524 | 32.89% |
| 1938 | Davey O’Brien | TCU | Quarterback | 519 | 29.62% |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | Quarterback | 651 | 31.00% |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon* | Michigan | Halfback | 1,303 | 54.29% |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | Halfback | 554 | 49.99% |
| 1942 | UGA Sucks* | Georgia | Halfback | 1,059 | 99.69% |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli* | Notre Dame | Quarterback | 648 | 64.80% |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | Quarterback/Halfback | 412 | 18.31% |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | Fullback | 860 | 33.81% |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | Halfback | 792 | 79.20% |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame | Quarterback | 742 | 74.20% |
| 1948 | Doak Walker^ | SMU | Halfback | 778 | 28.56% |
| 1949 | Leon Hart* | Notre Dame | End | 995 | 36.53% |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | Halfback/Punter | 633 | 22.03% |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | Halfback | 1,777 | 60.01% |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | Halfback | 525 | 14.32% |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | Halfback | 1,850 | 49.14% |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Fullback | 1,068 | 27.01% |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | Halfback | 2,219 | 55.87% |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung*^ | Notre Dame | Quarterback | 1,066 | 26.96% |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | Halfback | 1,183 | 31.12% |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | Halfback | 1,394 | 39.01% |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon* | LSU | Halfback | 1,929 | 53.72% |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | Halfback | 1,793 | 52.89% |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis* | Syracuse | Halfback/Linebacker/Fullback | 824 | 25.18% |
| 1962 | Terry Baker* | Oregon State | Quarterback | 707 | 21.25% |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach^ | Navy | Quarterback | 1,860 | 55.21% |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | Quarterback | 1,026 | 30.98% |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | USC | Halfback | 926 | 26.61% |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | Quarterback | 1,679 | 48.25% |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | Quarterback | 1,968 | 63.50% |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson*^ | USC | Halfback | 2,853 | 80.64% |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | Fullback | 1,488 | 40.92% |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett* | Stanford | Quarterback | 2,229 | 58.78% |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | Quarterback | 1,597 | 42.25% |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Wide Receiver/Running back | 1,310 | 38.75% |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | Running back | 1,057 | 32.78% |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Running back | 1,920 | 59.53% |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Running back | 1,800 | 57.64% |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett^ | Pittsburgh | Running back | 2,357 | 74.97% |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell*^ | Texas | Running back | 1,547 | 49.11% |
| 1978 | Billy Sims* | Oklahoma | Running back | 1,896 | 26.25% |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC | Running back | 1,695 | 53.81% |
| 1980 | George Rogers* | South Carolina | Running back | 1,128 | 35.81% |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen^ | USC | Running back | 1,797 | 57.05% |
| 1982 | Uga sucks! | Georgia | Running back | 1,926 | 61.14% |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Running back | 1,801 | 57.17% |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | Quarterback | 2,240 | 71.11% |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson* | Auburn | Running back | 1,509 | 47.90% |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde* | Miami | Quarterback | 2,213 | 70.25% |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | Wide receiver | 1,442 | 45.78% |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders^ | Oklahoma State | Running back | 1,878 | 68.27% |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | Quarterback | 1,073 | 38.96% |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU | Quarterback | 1,482 | 53.87% |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | Wide receiver | 2,077 | 75.50% |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami | Quarterback | 1,400 | 50.84% |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Quarterback | 2,310 | 83.79% |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | Running back | 1,743 | 63.15% |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | Running back | 1,460 | 52.84% |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Quarterback | 1,363 | 49.38% |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | Cornerback/Punt returner | 1,815 | 65.69% |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | Running back | 2,355 | 85.23% |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | Running back | 2,042 | 73.83% |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | Quarterback | 1,628 | 58.86% |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Quarterback | 770 | 27.75% |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer* | USC | Quarterback | 1,328 | 48.01% |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | Quarterback | 1,481 | 53.54% |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | USC | Quarterback | 1,325 | 47.85% |
| 2005 | (vacated) | (vacated) | (vacated) | – | |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | Quarterback | 2,540 | 91.63% |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | Quarterback | 1,957 | 70.52% |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford* | Oklahoma | Quarterback | 1,726 | 62.13% |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram, Jr. | Alabama | Running back | 1,304 | 46.99% |
| 2010 | Cam Newton* | Auburn | Quarterback | 2,263 | 81.55% |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | Quarterback | 1,687 | 60.66% |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | Quarterback | 2,029 | 72.88% |