Talk:Heisman Trophy

message: The phrasing "Although the Heisman is named in honor of an interior lineman" implies that the award is named after Heisman because of his athletic prowess as in interior lineman instead of the fact that he died a year or so after suggesting there be an award when he was director of the Downtown Athletic Club.  Is there a better way to phrase this? --Cglenn3932 (talk) 13:58, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Award Name

message: How is "Most Outstanding" defined -- in other words, is this an award for on-field performance only or does character factor in? 98.114.162.110 (talk) 15:10, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: (talk) is correct -- there is only one round of voting, and the candidates which receive the most points get invited. There is no set number for the number of invited candidates (usually 3-5). The Heisman Trust announced that in 2008 when Bradford won Texas Tech fans were upset. It's completely up to the Trust's discretion. Obamafan70 (talk) 02:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voting question 

message: "Heisman" is, as far as I know, pronounced as "highs man", not as "heese man", as one would expect, as the English language pronounces vowels quite differently, compared to most other European languages. "Highs munn" would be the German pronounciation. See (or hear?) also Joe Theismann. -- Matthead  Discuß   04:10, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, Joe Theismann changed the pronounciation of his name so that it rhymed with that of the trophy.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.179.8 (talk) 19:28, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

text: Here's a YouTube video of the 2008 trophy presentation. I've always heard it pronounced the way they say it in the video. BlueAg09 (Talk) 05:12, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the article under trophy design. I organized it so that you could find that easily.Obamafan70 (talk) 02:03, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation? 

message: The Heisman is known to be heavy with a lot of recipients not realizing how heavy it really is upon receiving it in the award ceremony. According to this ESPN article, it is 25 lbs.
 Dreammaker182 (talk) 03:30, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  weight of the trophy 

message: I moved the pro sports information into the body of the article. I moved the trophy design facts there as well. The introduction should really be focused more on important information and disambiguation. We don't want it to come close to violating WP:TRIVIA. I think it reads naturally as a three paragraph intro -- 1) the award, who presents it, when, the size and weight of the trophy itself -- 2) its relevance in the landscape and disambiguation from other awards, as well as what it sets it apart from a factual standpoint and -- 3) a brief but notable historical fact about the recipients and the most recent. Obamafan70 (talk) 01:32, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I made some minor grammar edits. Guiltlessgecko (talk) 01:37, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure if you know this but the AP also goes to the most outstanding player in the nation. Gotta change it to be factual. Guiltlessgecko (talk) 01:44, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct. Thanks for the clarification. Obamafan70 (talk) 01:57, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

text: No problem. I haven't forgotten that you saved the list of winners from losing WP:FA after the Bush scandals....I'm so very disappointed in you that you hadn't noticed the AP Player of the Year was also the most outstanding.Guiltlessgecko (talk) 14:03, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clean-up and organization

message: I can't help but think we could do better than a "B" rating for this article. Guiltlessgecko (talk) 14:13, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Featured article

message: I'm looking at the article from the New York Times, December 11, 1935, which says that yesterday.... Jay Berwanger found himself the guest of honor and recipient of a trophy at a special luncheon in his honor at the Downtown Athletic Club....the first ceremony was a presentation to Berwanger at noon of the trophy of the Downtown A. C. given to the "most valuable football player east of the Mississippi."  When did it change from "east of the Mississippi" to "all of college football" and isn't that a more signficant change than just a change of name?  Revmoran (talk) 17:59, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Year Presentation 1935 to Jay Berwanger 

message: That is not true because he is not a freshman. He is a sophomore. He is called, for eligibility purposes, a red-shirt freshman, but that is very different. If we call him the first freshman to win this trophy, what will we do when someday a real freshman wins it? They are not equivalent at all. One guy graduated from high school in May, while the other has had a full year of training and practice at the college level.74.194.41.1 (talk) 07:46, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Johnny Manziel is the first freshman to win 

message: More than 2 high schools have produced multiple heisman trophy winners.  In addition to Wilson and Mater Dei, Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia producded 2 winners and 1 additional finalist:
From:  http://www.forkunion.com/node/15251
The Heisman High School
The Heisman Trophy has been awarded more than 75 times since it was first originated in 1935, honoring the most outstanding college football player in the NCAA. It's remarkable to think that football powerhouses like Penn State and the University of Alabama have only produced one Heisman winner each, while little Fork Union Military Academy, a small high school with barely more than one hundred graduates each year, has produced two Heisman Trophy winners, and a third Heisman finalist. 
 
In 1986, Miami's quarterback, Vinny Testaverde, became the first former FUMA cadet to win the Heisman Trophy. Eddie George, the Ohio State running back, won his Heisman in 1995. Chris Perry, a running back at Michigan, was a finalist in the 2003 Heisman hunt, placing fourth in the voting.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.87.52.49 (talk) 17:57, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction 

message: ===juniors===
*Doc Blanchard '45
*Doak Walker '48
*Vic Janowicz '50
*Roger Staubach '63
*Archie Griffin '74
*Billy Sims '78
*Herschel Walker'82
*Barry Sanders '88
*Ty Detmer '90
*Jason White '03
* Matt Leinart '04
===sophomores===
*Tim Tebow '07
*Sam Bradford '08 
*Mark Ingram, Jr.'09
===freshmen===
*Johnny Manziel '12
*Jameis Winston '13
Skippypeanuts (talk) 19:13, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, this info has just been added as a new column in the List article.--Concord hioz (talk) 21:16, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: non seniors winners

message: *Johnny Manziel '12
*Jameis Winston '13
Skippypeanuts (talk) 19:13, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, this info has just been added as a new column in the List article.--Concord hioz (talk) 21:16, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: freshmen

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message: Can this page be temporarily locked or something? It's getting a lot of obvious vandalism from people who are angry about the most recent pick.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.130.19.25 (talk) 03:05, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lock Page? 

message: As the page is currently locked, can someone add this source as the citation for Jameis Winston under the Elections involving notable controversy sub-section: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/16/jameis-winston-heisman-trophy-sexual-assault ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.159.10.195 (talk) 11:54, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Winston source 

message: Can someone provide a public photo of the heisman? Johnhwynne (talk) 05:32, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Not a Single Photo of the Heisman?