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Heisman Moments: Landmark Winners
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Heisman Moments: Landmark Winners

Jay Berwanger | RB, Chicago, 1935
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Jay Berwanger - RB, Chicago, 1935
The first winner to receive what was then called the Downtown Athletic Club's Trophy to the Outstanding College Football Player East of the Mississippi River, Berwanger was informed by telegraph that he'd won. Unsure what to do with the award, he gave it to an aunt, who famously used it as a doorstop for years.
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