On Saturday night, another lucky college football player will add his name to the prestigious list of Heisman Trophy winners.
The five finalists for the award were announced on Monday night, with Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson entering the weekend as the favorite like he has been all season long.
Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers and the Oklahoma duo of Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook will also be in New York City for the ceremony.
Last year’s Heisman Trophy winner was Alabama running back Derrick Henry, ending a five-year run of quarterbacks winning the award.
The full list of previous Heisman Trophy winners can be seen below:
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Heisman winners |
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Year |
Name |
School |
Position |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | RB |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | END |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank | Yale | QB |
| 1938 | Davey O’Brien | TCU | QB |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | RB |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | RB |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | RB |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | RB |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | HB |
| 1945 | Felix “Doc” Blanchard | Army | FB |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | RB |
| 1947 | John Lujack | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | SMU | RB |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | END |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | RB |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | RB |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | RB |
| 1953 | John Lattner | Notre Dame | RB |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | RB |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | RB |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | RB |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | RB |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | RB |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | RB |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | RB |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | QB |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | QB |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | QB |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | USC | RB |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | QB |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | QB |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC | RB |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | FB |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | QB |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | QB |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | RB |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | RB |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | RB |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | RB |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | RB |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | RB |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | RB |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC | RB |
| 1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | RB |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | RB |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | RB |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | RB |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | QB |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | RB |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami | QB |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | WR |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | RB |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | QB |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | QB |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | WR |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami | QB |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | QB |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | RB |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | RB |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | QB |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | CB |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | RB |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | RB |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | QB |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | QB |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC | QB |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | USC | QB |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush* | USC | RB |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | QB |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | QB |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | RB |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | QB |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | QB |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | QB |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | QB |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | QB |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama | RB |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | QB |
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