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The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the
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The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:07 PM

the wrong reasons. The Downtown Athletic Club NY was searching for club publicity in 1935. They had previously hired retired famous football coach, John Heisman as their athletic director for proably the same reasons. They approached Heisman about the trophy and he was very much against the idea, taking the stance that football was a team sport and that ther were many teams. One player should not and relly could not be singled out. The club went ahead with the plan and they wanted to call it the Heisman trophy. Heisman refused and would not let them use his name in connection with the trophy. the first year of presentation it was called simply the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy. Heisman passed away the coming year and they ignored his wishes and named the trophy The Heisman Trophy presented by the Downtown Athletic Club NY. The wrong trophy for the wrong reason with the wrong name.

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Re: The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:17 PM

The Downtown Athletic Club craved publicity and attention that the older and more famous New York Atheletic Club possessed.

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Re: The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:18 PM

Cultural Appropriation

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You gave us your soliloquy on what was wrong with the name


Dec 10, 2022, 12:18 PM

And the reason, but you didn’t tell us what was wrong with the trophy. Is there something offensive about a figure of a player giving a stiff arm?

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Re: You gave us your soliloquy on what was wrong with the name


Dec 10, 2022, 12:40 PM

I did not actually speak. I simply wrote a short paragraph about a timely subject.

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Cool; manifesto, treatise, dissertation, whatever. So, what


Dec 10, 2022, 12:52 PM

Is your issue with the actual hardware?

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Re: The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:19 PM

The sad thing is the Heisman Committee. They have very little power or say so in the award. They are merely a pawn in the process. ESPN has the most influence on who wins the award along with fellow voters who have very strong allegiances to their own school of choice. Often times, the best, in all categories considered, does not win.

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ESPN, which has become the boogie man on Tnet,


Dec 10, 2022, 12:32 PM

Is not the problem. The problem with the Heisman is that there are too many voters. There are 928 voters many of whom (reportedly) no longer even cover sports and have no idea who the best player is. Also many are lazy and submit their votes as soon as the voting opens and don’t even wait until the season is over. The award needs to be moved to after the playoff and the voters should be cut by at least 75%. The timing is the only place where I blame ESPN; it is given when it’s given because they want the ceremony for TV content the week after the conference championships.

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Re: The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:41 PM

Nice post! I was not aware of the HT history. I have never been a big fan of the Heisman Trophy for the same reasons Coach Heisman did not want his name associated with it. I wonder how much money Heisman’s family may have received to allow his name to be used.

The Heisman ceremony is just another money making event for ESPN.

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Re: The Heisman trophy The wrong trophy with wrong name for the


Dec 10, 2022, 12:59 PM

No money. Family as far as known was not consulted or objected if consulted.

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