i'm in the middle of researching for a 1,250 word paper due on monday...about the similarities and differences between...what else...college and pro football...and i'm taking a little break from my research to display some crazy trivia:
in 1935, the first heisman trophy winner's name was jay berwanger. did you know:
that in 1935, the trophy was called the Downtown Athletic Club's Trophy to the Outstanding College Football Player East of the Mississippi River? Can you imagine it: "And the 2008 Downtown Athletic Club's Trophy to the Outstanding College Football Player East of the Mississippi River goes to..." followed by the name of someone who went to school not east of the mississippi, instead in such a school as usc?
that Berwanger was drafted by the eagles, traded to the bears, asked for 25,000 for 2 years and never signed an nfl contract...his professional career was in salesmanship; foam-rubber was what he sold...now just imagine t.o. asking for 25,000 for 2 years today...and then selling foam-rubber!
how many of the top ten finishers for the 2006 heisman can you name?
i can't name all of them off the spot...but if i see a list, i can recognize alll the names and their schools.
i can probably do the same for '07...
and '08 and on will be easy...
because i'll be paying closer attention...
so this is my mid-research blog...
and by the way...the red sox are up 1-0 over anaheim...and i'll be rubbing it all over jonathan coca's face...
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