A Gallery of Heisman Winners
It's the 75th anniversary of the most coveted award in college football, and in keeping with tradition, a quarterback or running back will be honored for the 70th time when, after a wide-open season, the 2009 recipient is announced this Saturday night
The 1930s
SINGLE WING STARS CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF THE TROPHY
The 1940s
WITH THE WORLD AT WAR, THE VOTERS TEND TO THINK GOD (NOTRE DAME) AND COUNTRY (ARMY)
The 1950s
BEHIND GROUND-BASED OFFENSES SUCH AS THE SPLIT T, RUNNING BACKS TAKE HOME NINE OF 10 AWARDS
1935 JAY BERWANGERHB, Chicago
1936 LARRY KELLEYEnd, Yale
1937 CLINT FRANKHB, Yale
1938 DAVEY O'BRIENQB, TCU
1939 NILE KINNICKHB, Iowa
1940 TOM HARMONHB, Michigan
1941 BRUCE SMITHHB, Minnesota
1942 FRANK SINKWICHHB, Georgia
1943 ANGELO BERTELLIQB, Notre Dame
1944 LES HORVATHQB, Ohio State
1945 DOC BLANCHARDFB, Army
1946 GLENN DAVISHB, Army
1947 JOHNNY LUJACKQB, Notre Dame
1948 DOAK WALKERHB, SMU
1949 LEON HARTEnd, Notre Dame
1950 VIC JANOWICZHB, Ohio State
1951 DICK KAZMAIERHB, Princeton
1952 BILLY VESSELSHB, Oklahoma
1953 JOHNNY LATTNERHB, Notre Dame
1954 ALAN AMECHEFB, Wisconsin
1955 HOWARD CASSADYHB, Ohio State
1956 PAUL HORNUNGQB, Notre Dame
1957 JOHN DAVID CROWHB, Texas A&M
1958 PETE DAWKINSHB, Army
1959 BILLY CANNONHB--KR, LSU
The 1960s
ERNIE DAVIS BREAKS THE COLOR BARRIER, AND WEST COAST PLAYERS CRASH THE PARTY
The 1970s
ANOTHER STRETCH DOMINATED BY RUNNING BACKS FEATURES A REPEAT WINNER, ARCHIE GRIFFIN OF OHIO STATE
The 1980s
A DECADE WITH A BIT OF EVERYTHING: ICONIC RUNNERS, A 5'9" MIRACLE WORKER AND A DO-IT-ALL PLAYMAKER
1960 JOE BELLINOHB, Navy
1961 ERNIE DAVISHB, Syracuse
1962 TERRY BAKERQB, Oregon State
1963 ROGER STAUBACHQB, Navy
1964 JOHN HUARTEQB, Notre Dame
1965 MIKE GARRETTTB, USC
1966 STEVE SPURRIERQB, Florida
1967 GARY BEBANQB, UCLA
1968 O.J. SIMPSONTB, USC
1969 STEVE OWENSFB, Oklahoma
1970 JIM PLUNKETTQB, Stanford
1971 PAT SULLIVANQB, Auburn
1972 JOHNNY RODGERSWB--KR, Nebraska
1973 JOHN CAPPELLETTIHB, Penn State
1974 ARCHIE GRIFFINTB, Ohio State
1975 ARCHIE GRIFFINTB, Ohio State
1976 TONY DORSETTTB, Pittsburgh
1977 EARL CAMPBELLTB, Texas
1978 BILLY SIMSHB, Oklahoma
1979 CHARLES WHITETB, USC
1980 GEORGE ROGERSTB, South Carolina
1981 MARCUS ALLENTB, USC
1982 HERSCHEL WALKERTB, Georgia
1983 MIKE ROZIERRB, Nebraska
1984 DOUG FLUTIEQB, Boston College
The 1990s
MICHIGAN PUTS TWO ON THE BOARD: AN OPEN-FIELD SENSATION AND THE FIRST FULL-TIME DEFENSIVE PLAYER
The 2000s
QUARTERBACKS ARE THE BIG MEN ON CAMPUS, WINNING ALL BUT ONE TROPHY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
1985 BO JACKSONRB, Auburn
1986 VINNY TESTAVERDEQB, Miami
1987 TIM BROWNWR--KR, Notre Dame
1988 BARRY SANDERSRB, Oklahoma State
1989 ANDRE WAREQB, Houston
1990 TY DETMERQB, BYU
1991 DESMOND HOWARDWR--KR, Michigan
1992 GINO TORRETTAQB, Miami
1993 CHARLIE WARDQB, Florida State
1994 RASHAAN SALAAMRB, Colorado
1995 EDDIE GEORGERB, Ohio State
1996 DANNY WUERFFELQB, Florida
1997 CHARLES WOODSONCB--PR, Michigan
1998 RICKY WILLIAMSRB, Texas
1999 RON DAYNERB, Wisconsin
2000 CHRIS WEINKEQB, Florida State
2001 ERIC CROUCHQB, Nebraska
2002 CARSON PALMERQB, USC
2003 JASON WHITEQB, Oklahoma
2004 MATT LEINARTQB, USC
2005 REGGIE BUSHRB--KR, USC
2006 TROY SMITHQB, Ohio State
2007 TIM TEBOWQB, Florida
2008 SAM BRADFORDQB, Oklahoma
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SEVENTY TWO PHOTOS
AP (10); BETTMANN/CORBIS (9); PETER READ MILLER (5); AL TIELEMANS (5); RICH CLARKSON (4); JOHN IACONO (4); JOHN BIEVER (3); GEORGE LONG/WIREIMAGE.COM (3); HEINZ KLUETMEIER (2); RICHARD MACKSON (2); DARRYL NORENBERG/WIREIMAGE.COM (2); NOTRE DAME/COLLEGIATE IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES (2); JAMES DRAKE; MALCOLM EMMONS/US PRESSWIRE; JEFF GROSS/GETTY IMAGES; DAN HARDESTY; ANDY HAYT; WALTER IOOSS JR.; LONG PHOTOGRAPHY; ANDY LYONS/GETTY IMAGES; MIKE POWELL/GETTY IMAGES; JOE ROBBINS/GETTY IMAGES; BOB ROSATO; MANNY RUBIO; GEORGE SILK/TIME LIFE PICTURES/GETTY IMAGES; CARL SKALAK; DAMIAN STROHMEYER; TONY TOMSIC; TSN/ICON SMI; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY; JOHN VALLENTYNE; BILL WAUGH/REUTERS
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