If you’d like to read about the favorites for this year’s award, there’s plenty of places on the Internet to do it.

But we’re here to tell you some things you don’t know about the Heisman, such as:

• The player on the trophy is not John Heisman, but rather 1930s NYU star Ed Smith

• It was originally named the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy prior to Heisman’s death in 1936

• The school with the most Heisman winners? It’s a 3-way tie between Notre Dame, USC and Ohio State

• With the death of Doc Blanchard in April, Notre Dame’s John Lujack is the oldest living Heisman winner at 84

• The Downtown Athletic Club hosted the presentation from 1936-2001 but was so badly damaged during Sept. 11 it never reopened; the club filed for bankruptcy a year later and is now an apartment building

With their recent NFL failures, the most common question asked about Heisman winners is, “Where Are They Now?” So we tracked down every single winner and detailed their current whereabouts.

Click on the player name for his profile and click here to start contributing to our wiki database of over 150,000 former college athletes

1935: Jay Berwanger (Chicago) – Former owner of car parts manufacturer died in 2002 at age 88

1936: Larry Kelley (Yale) – High school English teacher and worked in glove-manufacturing industry, died in 2000 at age 85 of apparent suicide

1937: Clint Frank (Yale) – Owned Chicago advertising company, passing away in 1992 at age 76

1938: Davey O’Brien (TCU) – Worked for FBI before dying of cancer in 1977 at age of 60

1939: Nile Kinnick (Iowa) – Died at age of 24 during Naval training flight in Venezuela in 1943

1940: Tom Harmon (Michigan) – L.A. sportscaster passed away in 1990 at age 70

1941: Bruce Smith (Minnesota) – Served in WWII, died in 1967 of cancer (age 47)

1942: Frank Sinkwich (Georgia) - Former Marine and college football coach died at age 70 in 1990

1943: Angelo Bertelli (Notre Dame) – Owned New Jersey liquor stores before passing away in 1999 (age 78)

1944: Les Horvath (Ohio State) – Southern California dentist passed away in 1995 (age 73)

1945: Doc Blanchard (Army) – Air Force veteran recently passed away on April 19, 2009 in Texas of pneumonia (age 84)

1946: Glenn Davis (Army) – L.A. Times special events director died in 2005 from prostate cancer (age 80)

1947: John Lujack (Notre Dame) – Retired, avid golfer resides in Indian Wells, CA (age 84)

1948: Doak Walker (Southern Methodist) – Tragically died in skiing accident in Sept. 1998 (age 71)

1949: Leon Hart (Notre Dame) – Worked in car manufacturing in Michigan, died in 2002 (age 73)

1950: Vic Janowicz (Ohio State) - Had short stints in MLB and NFL before serious brain injury in 1956 car wreck left him partially paralyzed – he passed away of cancer in 1996 (age 66)

1951: Dick Kazmaier (Princeton) – President of family investment company Kazmaier Associates in Concord, MA (age 78)

1952: Billy Vessels (Oklahoma) – Worked in horse racing business and real estate in South Florida before dying of heart failure in 2001 (age 70)

1953: John Lattner (Notre Dame) – Regular contributor in Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and resides in Melrose Park and Anna Maria Island, FL (age 76)

1954: Alan Ameche (Wisconsin) – Scored winning TD in “The Greatest Game Ever Played” then started a hamburger chain before passing away of heart attack in 1988 at 55

1955: Howard Cassady (Ohio State) – Former baseball scout and minor league first base coach now retired and living in Tampa, FL at age 75

1956: Paul Hornung (Notre Dame) – Real estate investor in Louisville (73) who made headlines in 2004 when he said Notre Dame “must get the black athletes”

1957: John David Crow (Texas A&M) – Former college coach and AD, now retired and living in College Station, TX (age 74)

1958: Pete Dawkins (Army) – Former U.S. Army General Officer and Vice Chairman of Citigroup bank now lives in Rumson, NJ (age 71)

1959: Billy Cannon (LSU) - He served time in federal prison for an ’80s counterfeiting scheme. He’s now an orthodontist at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (age 72)

1960: Joe Bellino (Navy) – Served in Navy 28 years, retired and lives in Bedford, MA (age 71)

1961: Ernie Davis (Syracuse) – Died in 1962 of leukemia at age 23, subject of 2008 movie “The Express”

1962: Terry Baker (Oregon State) – Retired lawyer living in Portland, OR (age 68)

1963: Roger Staubach (Navy) – Pro Football Hall of Famer for Cowboys sold real estate business for $613 million in 2008; resides in Dallas (age 67)

1964: John Huarte (Notre Dame) – CEO of Arizona Tile Supply in Tempe (age 65)

1965: Mike Garrett (USC) – USC athletic director under fire for possible NCAA violations by football and basketball programs (age 65)

1966: Steve Spurrier (Florida) – Former Florida and current South Carolina head coach (age 64)

1967: Gary Beban (UCLA) - President of real estate company, CB Richard Ellis Services Inc. in Northbrook, IL (age 63)

1968: O.J. Simpson (USC) – Serving at least 9 years in Lovelock, NV prison (age 62)

1969: Steve Owens (Oklahoma) – CEO of real estate company, Steve Owens & Associates, in Norman (age 61)

1970: Jim Plunkett (Stanford) – Raiders analyst and owns Coors distributorship in Stockton, CA (age 61)

1971: Pat Sullivan (Auburn) – Samford head football coach since 2007 (age 59)

1972: Johnny Rodgers (Nebraska) – Owns JetWear kid’s bedroom store in Omaha, NE (age 58)

1973: John Cappelletti (Penn State) – Partner in AlphaBio pharmaceutical company in Laguna Niguel, CA (age 57)

1974 & 1975: Archie Griffin (Ohio State) – President of Ohio State Alumni Association (age 54)

1976: Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) – Owns Tony Dorsett Foods specializing in barbecue sauces; resides in Frisco, TX (age 55)

1977: Earl Campbell (Texas) – Assistant to vice president of student affairs at Texas (age 54)

1978: Billy Sims (Oklahoma) – Owns chain of Billy Sims BBQ restaurants in Oklahoma, most recently apologized in December for screaming “Boomer!” 11 times after Sam Bradford won Heisman (age 53)

1979: Charles White (USC) – Rehabbed drug addict works at USC as computer service engineer and resides in Long Beach, CA (age 51)

1980: George Rogers (South Carolina) – Runs George Rogers Foundation providing scholarships to kids and resides in Columbia, SC (age 50)

1981: Marcus Allen (USC) – Analyst for NFL Network and resides in Carlsbad, CA (age 49)

1982: Herschel Walker (Georgia) – Founder and CEO of meat processor company Renaissance Man Food Services Inc.; resides in Dallas (age 47)

1983: Mike Rozier (Nebraska) – Stay-at-home dad living in Sicklerville, NJ (age 48)

1984: Doug Flutie (Boston College) – Contract recently not renewed by ABC/ESPN as college football analyst, resides in Natick, MA (age 46)

1985: Bo Jackson (Auburn) – Founder and investor in Burr Ridge Bank and Trust in suburban Chicago (age 46)

1986: Vinny Testaverde (Miami) – Retired in 2008 and resides in Odessa, FL (age 45)

1987: Tim Brown (Notre Dame) – Owns Tim Brown Racing LLC in NASCAR and lives in DeSoto, TX (age 43)

1988: Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State) – Retired in 1998 and resides in West Bloomfield, MI; son Barry Sanders Jr. is a prep star in Oklahoma City (age 41)

1989: Andre Ware (Houston) – College football analyst for ESPN and Texans radio announcer, residing in Sugar Land, TX (age 41)

1990: Ty Detmer (BYU) – Most recently worked for Triton Financial investment firm in Austin, TX (age 41)

1991: Desmond Howard (Michigan) – College football analyst for ESPN residing in Boca Raton, FL (age 39)

1992: Gino Torretta (Miami) – Works for asset management firm GAMCO Investors, Inc. in Miami (age 39)

1993: Charlie Ward (Florida State) – Head football coach for Westbury Christian H.S. in Houston, TX (age 38)

1994: Rashaan Salaam (Colorado) – Promotes martial arts fights in China and resides in San Diego, CA (age 34)

1995: Eddie George (Ohio State) – Retired in 2004, getting MBA from Northwestern Business School and set to graduate in December (age 35)

1996: Danny Wuerffel (Florida) – Works for Hope Street Ministries in New Orleans, LA (age 35)

1997: Charles Woodson (Michigan) – Member of Green Bay Packers, starting corner (age 32)

1998: Ricky Williams (Texas) – Member of Miami Dolphins and shares backfield with Ronnie Brown (age 32)

1999: Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) - Retired and now residing in Waunakee, WI (age 31)

2000: Chris Weinke (Florida State) – Works for Triton Financial investment firm in Austin, TX (age 37)

2001: Eric Crouch (Nebraska) – Owns playground equipment business called “Crouch Recreation” in Nebraska (age 30)

2002: Carson Palmer (USC) – Member of Cincinnati Bengals and starting QB (age 29)

2003: Jason White (Oklahoma) – Owns memorabilia stores in Norman and Oklahoma City (age 29)

2004: Matt Leinart (USC) – Member of Arizona Cardinals, currently fighting for backup spot to Kurt Warner (age 26)

2005: Reggie Bush (USC) – Member of New Orleans Saints, recently in news for breaking up with Kim Kardashian (age 24)

2006: Troy Smith (Ohio State) – Member of Baltimore Ravens, backup to Joe Flacco (age 25)

2007: Tim Tebow (Florida) – Member of Florida football team, won 2 BCS titles (age 21)

2008: Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) – Member of Oklahoma football team, projected No. 1 overall pick in 2010 NFL Draft (age 21)

Originally published August 9th

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