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Heisman Trophy Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers

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Heisman Trophy Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers

What is the Heisman Trophy awarded for?
A: The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.

On what date was the Heisman trophy first awarded?
A: December 9, 1935.

Who is the only player to win the Heisman Trophy and to play in the National Basketball Association?
A: Charlie Ward of Florida State.

Who is the first player from the University of Oregon to win the trophy?
A: Marcus Mariota.

What player was the first African American player to win the Heisman Trophy?
A: Ernie Davis.

What two college teams have won the most Heisman trophies?
A: Ohio State and Notre Dame, each with seven wins.

Who was the first ever recipient of the Heisman?
A: Jay Berwanger.

 

When is the Heisman Trophy presented by the Trust?
A: In early December before the postseason bowl games.

When was the award created?
A: 1935.

What organization created the Heisman award?
A: The Downtown Athletic Club.

The Heisman trophy is the oldest of several overall awards in what?
A: College football.

Who designed the trophy?
A: Sculptor Frank Eliscu.

What player holds the honor of being Bear Bryant’s only Heisman winner?
A: John David Crow of Texas A&M in 1957.

What football player was the trophy modeled after?
A:  Ed Smith, a leading player in 1934 for the now-defunct New York University football team.

 

What is the trophy is made out of?
A: Cast bronze.

What two players are the only winners not to pursue a professional sports career?
A: Pete Dawkins and Dick Kazmaier.

In 2007, what player was the first sophomore to win the Heisman award?
A: Tim Tebow.

How tall is the Heisman trophy?
A: 13.5 inches.

Who was the first freshman to ever to win both the Heisman and the BCS National Championship awards the same season?
A: Jameis Winston.

How much does the Heisman trophy weigh?
A: 25 pounds.

Originally only the players east of the Mississippi were what?
A: Eligible.

 

Who is responsible for the tabulation of votes for the Heisman Tropny?
A: The accounting firm Deloitte.

Voting has moved almost exclusively to what since 2007?
A: Online voting.

Who were the first teammates to win the Heisman Trophy in 1936 and 1937?
A: Larry Kelley and Clint Frank of Yale.

Who was the only Heisman winner to have a stadium named after him?
A: Nile Kinnick of Iowa.

Who was the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy?
A: Doc Blanchard when he led Army to the national title in 1945.

Who was the only player to win the Heisman Trophy as a player for a losing team?
A: Paul Hornung at Notre Dame 1956.

Who is the only player that has received the Heisman twice?
A: Archie Griffin of Ohio State winning it as a junior in 1974 and a senior in 1975.

 

What football player is the only primarily defensive player to win the Heisman trophy?
A: Charles Woodson of the University of Michigan.

Who was the first red shirt freshman to win the Heisman trophy?
A:  Johnny Manziel.

In 2013, how old was Jameis Winston who became the youngest player to ever win the Heisman?
A: 19 years and 342 days old.

What player has received the largest percentage of votes to win the Heisman?
A: Bush of USC in 2005.

What recipient of the Heisman won with the widest margin?
A: Troy Smith of Ohio State in 2006.

What player is the first Hawaiian-born recipient of the Heisman trophy?
A: Marcus Mariota.

What percentage of the votes did Marcus Mariota get to win the award?
A: 90.9% of the overall vote, the second-highest vote share of all time for a winner.

How many of the seventy-four Heisman Trophy winners have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
A: Eight.

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