Who won the first Heisman Trophy?

With the Heisman Trophy presentation set to take place Saturday, Dec. 11, who was the first ever winner of the award.

The Heisman Trophy ceremony is set to take place this Saturday, and there are some intriguing options to win the award. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett were named the finalists of the award.

With the college football world waiting to see who hoist the coveted trophy, who was the first player to ever win the Heisman?

Who won the first Heisman Trophy?

The first winner of the Heisman Trophy was University of Chicago running back Jay Berwanger back in 1935.

Berwanger played nearly ever position on both sides of the ball. According to University of Chicago Athletics, Berwanger rushed for 577 yards, passed for 405 yards, returned kickoffs for 359 yards and scored six touchdowns.

Due to the fact that most game-by-game statistics were not logged, the Heisman Trophy official website calculated his career statistics with Chicago, which you can view below:

"Game-by-game stats are missing from much of Berwanger’s time at Chicago, but our best calculations show that, in his career, he rushed for 1,839 yards on 439 carries, averaged 4.2 yards per rush with 22 touchdowns, kicked 20 extra points and completed 50 of 146 passes for 921 yards. He also averaged 46.3 yards on 34 kickoffs and 38 yards on 233 punts"

Berwanger is also known for being the only award winner to be tackled by a future President of the United States, which occurred back in 1934. That future President was Gerald Ford of Michigan.

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