What is Heisman Trophy?

Heisman Memorial Trophy is an excellent university football player of the United States every year. It is usually called Heisman Trophy or simply Heisman, this award is voted mainly by the nationwide panel of sports journalists and former winners Heisman. Heisman Trophy was created by New York's Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) in 1935, when she was known as DAC trophy. The prize was renamed in 1936 after the death of the athletic director DAC, a renowned former coach and player John W. Heisman. Each December Heisman Trophy Trust is awarded.

bronze statuette

The trophy itself is £ 25 (11.3 kg) bronze statuette of a football player in an action pose. The player is in the athletic position, his right leg threw himself forward, football firmly inserted into the left arm, and the right hand spread forward in the "rigid shoulder" position. Frank Eliscu, sculptor, chose the football star of New York University Edsmith as a model for the statue, but the trophy player is to be anonymous.

Voting process

As part of the voting process used at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, more than 800 ballots are handed over to Heisman Trophy every year. This includes ballots occupied by more than 100 journalists from each of the six regions of the US and living former winners Heisman. In some years, one ballot is handed over on behalf of fans who voted in a nationwide survey. The ballots must be submitted by a specific date in early December, usually a few days before the trophy is handed over to the winner.

voters fill the ballot by nameing their best three options. The vote is shown in the table using the point system. The player receives three points for being named as the first choice, two for being the second choice and one for being the third choice. The winner is a player more dreamy points.

ceremony

from 1935 to 2000 BYla Heisman Trophy introduced in the center of Athletic Club. After September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, which was just a few blocks from here, DAC closed and never open. Since then, the ceremony has been held in various New York places.

The top few of the best candidates, as determined by the first ballot papers, is invited to participate in the ceremony. Many former Heisman winners will also participate. The winner is unveiled and introduced during the TV ceremony, which usually lasts one hour.

History

The first trophy Heisman - at that time named Trophy Dac Trophy - was awarded in 1935 the University of Chicago, which runs back Jay Berwanger. All the winners played what they consider to be "skills" of the offense position - Quarterback, Run Back, Wide Receiver and Fixed End - with the most common positions of Heisman are quarterly and run. Winner from 1997, University of Michigan Cornerback Charles Woodson, is considered the first defense player to win the prize but soOccasionally he played a wide receiver in the offense and returned kicks.

Most winners were seniors or juniors. The first Sophomore won was Quarterback University of Florida Tim Tebow in 2007.

Heisman Trophy of 2005 was released in 2010 after it was found that the winner, the University of Southern California, which runs back Reggie Bush, violated the rules of the National Athletic Association (NCAA) by receiving incorrect gifts while he was a student. Heisman Trust decided to release the 2005 price to introduce it to Vince Young, who ended a distance this year when Quarterback was at the University of Texas.