Alabama running back Mark Ingram will try to become the second two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Ohio State back Archie Griffin won it in 1974 and 1975. Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor is a top candidate this season,
Alabama running back Mark Ingram stands with the Heisman Trophy after being named the 75th Heisman winner last Dec. 12 in New York.The biggest team prize in college football is, of course, the national championship.
And the biggest individual honor is the Heisman Trophy, the award that has made football legends of, even, some players who never played in the NFL or did so with little success. The Heisman Trophy owns more tradition and assures a greater legacy than any individual honor at any level of the sport.
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor goes into the 2010 season as one of the favorites to win the trophy. Running back Mark Ingram of Alabama was the 2009 Heisman winner, and will try to become the second player to claim the award twice. Ohio State running back Archie Griffin won the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975.
Plain Dealer Ohio State beat writer Doug Lesmerises wrote last week about this season's top Heisman Trophy candidates.
The Heisman Trophy is named after John Heisman, who was born in Cleveland in 1869 and played college football before becoming one of the sport's most notable coaches. Heisman was a college coach for 36 years (1892 through 1927), with his first two stops at Oberlin College and Buchtel College, which became the University of Akron.