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The Heisman Memorial Trophy is presented annually by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City to the nation's outstanding college football player, as determined by a poll of sportswriters and sportscasters.
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger, Chicago |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley, Yale |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank, Yale |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick, Iowa |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon, Michigan |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith, Minnesota |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich, Georgia |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame |
| 1944 | Leslie Horvath, Ohio State |
| 1945 | Felix Blanchard, Army |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis, Army |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame |
| 1948 | Doak Walker, So. Methodist |
| 1949 | Leon Hart, Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz, Ohio State |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier, Princeton |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels, Oklahoma |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche, Wisconsin |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady, Ohio State |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung, Notre Dame |
| 1957 | John Crow, Texas A & M |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins, Army |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon, Louisiana State |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino, Navy |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis, Syracuse |
| 1962 | Terry Baker, Oregon State |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach, Navy |
| 1964 | John Huarte, Notre Dame |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett, So. Calif. |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier, Florida |
| 1967 | Gary Beban, UCLA |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson, So. Calif. |
| 1969 | Steve Owens, Oklahoma |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett, Stanford |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan, Auburn |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti, Penn State |
| 1974-75 Archie Griffin, Ohio State | |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell, Texas |
| 1978 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Charles White, So. Calif. |
| 1980 | George Rogers, South Carolina |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen, So. Calif. |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker, Georgia |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier, Nebraska |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie, Boston College |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson, Auburn |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde, Miami |
| 1987 | Tim Brown, Notre Dame |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Andre Ware, Houston |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer, Brigham Young |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard, Michigan |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta, Miami |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward, Florida State |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam, Colorado |
| 1995 | Eddie George, Ohio State |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel, Florida |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson, Michigan |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams, Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke, Florida State |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch, University of Nebraska |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer, So. Calif. |
| 2003 | Jason White, Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart, So. Calif. |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush, So. Calif. |
| 2006 | Troy Smith, Ohio State |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow, Florida |
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