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No Heisman Winner Enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day More Than Johnny Lattner
Ernie Davis Made History; Black Stars Before Him Laid The Foundation
A History Of Heisman Winners In The Super Bowl
Mendoza Becomes 18th Heisman Winner To Capture National Championship

No Heisman Winner Enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day More Than Johnny Lattner

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Heisman Central, where we’re celebrating our award’s Irish tradition while enjoying some green beverages. And by Irish, we mean the handful of Heisman winners with an Irish background as well as the seven Fighting Irish…

Ernie Davis Made History; Black Stars Before Him Laid The Foundation

Ernie Davis, the “Elmira Express” was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961. Davis was the first of what is now 38 black football players who have won the Heisman, most recently Colorado’s Travis Hunter in…

A History Of Heisman Winners In The Super Bowl

Four Heisman winners entered the 2025 NFL Playoffs, but none emerged from the battle royale with a ticket to Super Bowl LX, so the number of Super Bowls to feature a Heisman winner will stand at 24. A year ago,…

Mendoza Becomes 18th Heisman Winner To Capture National Championship

The newest member of the Heisman Fraternity, Fernando Mendoza, joined an even more exclusive club Monday night (Jan. 19), becoming just the 18th person to win the award and a national title in the same season after leading Indiana to…

Fernando Mendoza Wins The 2025 Heisman Trophy

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It’s March Madness, Heisman Style

The 2026 NCAA Tournament is in full swing, which serves as our annual reminder that the Heisman Trophy has a storied history of winners who excelled on the hardcourt. In fact, Heisman winners who played multiple sports dot the award’s history. Bo knows, right? Well, Bo Jackson knew football and baseball and track, and he […]

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin at the 2025 Heisman Reception on Friday (Dec. 12) / Credit: Heisman Trophy Trust

Spring Ball is here, and with it first looks at the next wave of Heisman Hopefuls

The 2026 college football season is still almost a half year away, unless you count spring football as part of the schedule. In that case, it’s time to tailgate, as schools across the country begin to piece together their teams in March. The optimism for what new rosters may bring come fall has never been […]

Mendoza Hits The NFL Combine, But He’ll Keep His Throwing Arm Holstered

No quarterback in the past 100 years has played more games in one season for coaches and scouts to slice, dice and analyze than 2025 Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to a perfect 16-0 season en route to a national title. That doesn’t mean he won’t perform for scouts ahead of the 2026 […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett looks for a receiver during Super Bowl XV against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Louisiana Superdome, Sunday, January 25, 1981. The Oakland Raiders won 27-10. Credit: Las Vegas Raiders

Heisman Great Jim Plunkett Among Inaugural Class Of Hispanic Football Hall Of Fame

Heisman winner Jim Plunkett is among seven members that will make up the inaugural class of the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame while 2025 Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza will also be honored . Plunkett, the 1970 Heisman winner from Stanford, will be joined by Oakland Raider teammate Ted Hendricks and his Raiders coach, Tom Flores, […]

Heisman Humanitarian Larry Fitzgerald Jr. Selected To Pro Football Hall of Fame

Larry Fitzgerald Jr., the 2025 Heisman Humanitarian, was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 Thursday (Feb. 5) in his first year of eligibility. Fitzgerald Jr. is joined in the Hall of Fame class by two-time Heisman finalist Drew Brees as well as Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatiere and Roger Craig. Fitzgerald […]

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In 1941, Bruce Smith became the first Heisman winner from the University of Minnesota. The former Golden Gopher great was only 47 when he was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 1967. The cancer quickly ravaged Smith’s body as he lost over 100 pounds in a matter of months. Despite his weakened condition, Smith courageously accompanied Reverend William Cantwell comforting and entertaining youngsters also suffering from the disease. Smith ultimately succumbed to the disease in August of 1967, but only after surviving far longer than doctors had predicted. Smith’s wife Gloria later said, “He forced himself to live three months longer than any medical man said he would because he wanted to spend the summer with his kids.” Reverend Cantwell, who was unaware of Smith’s athletic accomplishments, nominated Smith for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church and continued to invoke his intercession on behalf of young cancer patients long after his death.

	Player	School	Position	Class	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points
1	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana	QB	RS JR	643	191	51	2,362
2	Diego Pavia	Vanderbilt	QB	RS SR	189	352	164	1,435
3	Jeremiyah Love	Notre Dame	RB	JR	46	157	267	719
4	Julian Sayin	Ohio State	QB	RS FR	8	118	172	432
5	Jacob Rodriguez	Texas Tech	LB	SR	17	56	132	295
6	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State	WR	SO	4	18	36	84
7	Gunner Stockton	Georgia	QB	JR	3	6	22	43
8	Trinidad Chambliss	Mississippi	QB	SR	2	5	7	23
9	Caleb Downs	Ohio State	S	JR	2	3	10	22
10	Haynes King	Georgia Tech	QB	SR	2	1	10	18

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