Named for a director of athletics of the New York City Downtown Athletic Club, it was won for the first time by Jay Berwanger in 1935
[DOC] [TLE] List of Heisman Trophy winners - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1935, the award, then known as the DAC Trophy, was created by New York 
City's Downtown Athletic Club to recognize the best college football player "east 
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