The Heisman
Subtitle: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Published: September 14, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780060554712
First sentence: In 1926 America, unemployment was virtually nonexistent.
Description: "In college football, there is no individual award so revered as the Heisman Trophy. Every year since 1935, one player has run, thrown, or kicked his way into the pantheon of American sport. From Nile "The Cornbelt Comet" Kinnick in the '30s, West Point's legendary backfield of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis in the '40s, and Paul Hornung in the '50s to Ernie Davis, the Jackie Robinson of college football, miracle worker Doug Flutie, and modern-day Sunday warrior Eddie George, the history of the Heisman gives us insight into the heart of America through the lives of the heroes that entranced an entire nation for one brilliant season.

Extraordinary in ways that transcend athletic ability, Heisman winners have gone on to become war heroes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and high-level politicians."--Jacket.