John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger had been a star at the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team".

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  • John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger had been a star at the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team". In a 1934 game against the University of Michigan, Berwanger left his mark on Michigan center Gerald Ford in the form of a distinctive scar beneath the future President's left eye. Berwanger also competed in track & field for the University of Chicago, setting a school decathlon record in 1936 that stood until 2007. In 1936, Berwanger became the first player to be drafted by the National Football League (NFL) in its inaugural draft. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him but did not think they would be able to meet his reported salary demands of $1,000 per game. They traded his negotiating rights to the Chicago Bears for tackle Art Buss. Berwanger initially chose not to sign with the Bears in part to preserve his amateur status so that he could compete for a spot on the U.S. team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the decathlon. After he missed the Olympics cut, Berwanger and Bears' owner George Halas were unable to reach an agreement on salary; Berwanger was requesting $15,000 and Halas' final offer was $13,500. Instead, he took a job with a Chicago rubber company and also became a part-time coach at his alma mater. Berwanger later expressed regret that he did not accept Halas' offer. After graduating, Berwanger worked briefly as a sportswriter and later became a manufacturer of plastic car parts. He was very modest about the Heisman and used the trophy as a doorstop in his library. The trophy was later bequeathed to the University of Chicago Athletic Hall of Fame, where it was on display as of 2007. There is also a replica of the Heisman on display in the trophy case in the Nora Gymnasium at Dubuque Senior High School. He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Berwanger died after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at his home in Oak Brook, Illinois on June 26, 2002 at the age of 88.
  • John Jay Berwanger oli yhdysvaltalainen amerikkalaisen jalkapallon pelaaja. Hän menestyi lajissaan Chicagon yliopistossa niin, että sai kaikkien aikojen ensimmäisen Heisman Trophyn vuonna 1935. Berwanger oli vuonna 1936 NFL:n ykkösvaraus, mutta päätti olla koskaan pelaamatta sen seuroissa. Hän kuuluu College Football Hall of Fameen.
  • John Jacob Berwanger, né le 19 mars 1914 à Dubuque (Iowa) et décédé d'un cancer le 26 juin 2002 à Downer's Grove (Illinois), était un joueur américain de football américain au poste de halfback. Mieux connu sous le nom de Jay Berwanger, il était également surnommé « The Flying Dutchman » (le Hollandais volant). Jay Berwanger fut le premier vainqueur du Heisman Trophy en 1935 alors qu'il évoluait en universitaire aux Chicago Maroons. En 24 matchs universitaires, il a inscrit 22 touchdowns. En défense, il joua linebacker puis effectua les retours de kick off. Il signa quelques belles remontées de terrain à ce poste comme ce gain de 85 yards sur un retour de kick off face aux Ohio State Buckeyes en 1935. Il fut ensuite choisi en numéro un à la première draft de la NFL par les Philadelphia Eagles en 1936 qui le cédèrent aux Chicago Bears. Berwanger demanda dollars pour deux saisons, mais George Halas, alors entraîneur des Bears, refusa. Ainsi, Berwanger ne joua jamais en NFL et abandonna le sport de haut niveau. Il devint millionnaire en lançant une affaire dans le domaine de la literie et signa quelques articles sportifs dans le Chicago Daily News à ses moments perdus. Jay Berwanger joua son propre rôle dans le film The Big Game. En 1954, il fut élu au College Hall of Fame
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  • John Jay Berwanger war ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler und -Trainer.
  • John Jay Berwanger oli yhdysvaltalainen amerikkalaisen jalkapallon pelaaja. Hän menestyi lajissaan Chicagon yliopistossa niin, että sai kaikkien aikojen ensimmäisen Heisman Trophyn vuonna 1935. Berwanger oli vuonna 1936 NFL:n ykkösvaraus, mutta päätti olla koskaan pelaamatta sen seuroissa. Hän kuuluu College Football Hall of Fameen.
  • John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger had been a star at the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team".
  • John Jacob Berwanger, né le 19 mars 1914 à Dubuque (Iowa) et décédé d'un cancer le 26 juin 2002 à Downer's Grove (Illinois), était un joueur américain de football américain au poste de halfback. Mieux connu sous le nom de Jay Berwanger, il était également surnommé « The Flying Dutchman » (le Hollandais volant). Jay Berwanger fut le premier vainqueur du Heisman Trophy en 1935 alors qu'il évoluait en universitaire aux Chicago Maroons. En 24 matchs universitaires, il a inscrit 22 touchdowns.
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