Junior running back Herschel Walker of Georgia won the 1982 Heisman Trophy over Stanford quarterback John Elway, 1,926 votes to 1,231. Walker was the 1981 Heisman runner up to Southern Cal running back Marcus Allen. He also finished third in 1980, behind South Carolina running back George Rogers and Pitt defensive lineman Hugh Green.
Running back John David Crow of Texas A&M was the 1957 Heisman Trophy winner.
John Cappeletti
The first DAC (Downtown Athletic Club) Trophy was awarded to Jay Berwanger in 1935. When John Heisman died in 1936, the DAC Trophy was renamed to the Heisman Trophy. The 1936 winner was Larry Kelley.
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1973... and his name is spelled "John Cappelletti".
John Cappelletti
QB John Huarte from Notre Dame
John Lattner, Notre Dame running back.
John David Crow
1947 John Lujack Notre Dame QB Sr.
The Heisman Trophy was first awarded in 1935. It was established to recognize the most outstanding player in college football in the United States. The trophy is named after John Heisman, a former college football player and coach. Since its inception, it has become one of the most prestigious awards in American sports.
John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 - October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the season's best college football player