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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jay_BerwangerJay Berwanger - Wikipedia

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   John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American college football player and referee. In 1935, Berwanger was the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2002/06/27 › obituariesJay Berwanger, First Recipient of Heisman Trophy, Is Dead at 88

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   Jun 27, 2002 · Jay Berwanger, who in 1935 became the first winner of the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in college footballl and then became the first player ever drafted by the National Football...

3. www.newcity.com › 2010/10/19 › the-one-man-gang-howHow Jay Berwanger Became America's First Heisman Trophy ...

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   Oct 19, 2010 · Excelling in wrestling and track (he became a decathlete as well), Berwanger was an all-state halfback in Dubuque, Iowa, recruited by Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue—but Chicago hadn’t even asked. But “times were tough then,” Berwanger said in 1986.

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4. footballfoundation.org › jay-berwanger › 2280Jay Berwanger (1954) - Hall of Fame - National Football ...

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   John Jacob Berwanger, known as "Jay" and nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," was a two-time All- America halfback for Chicago. He was the first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1935. He was the number one pick in the first pro football draft.

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   How did Jay Berwanger die?

   • A heavy smoker all his life, he died of lung cancer at his residence in Oak Brook. Jay Berwanger played himself in the 1936 movie, "The Big Game. " In 1954 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 1989 was included on Sports Illustrated's 25-year anniversary All-America team. College Football Player.

   Jay Berwanger (1914-2002) - Find A Grave Memorial

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   Who is Jay Berwanger?

   • The postwar found him working as a foam-rubber salesman and eventually founded his own company, Jay Berwanger, Inc., which manufactures plastic and sponge-rubber strips for car doors, trunks and farm machinery. The company flourishes today in Chicago.

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   What did Jay Berwanger do after WW2?

   • Jay enlisted in the Navy Air Force during World War II as an officer spending most of the duration teaching instrument flying. The postwar found him working as a foam-rubber salesman and eventually founded his own company, Jay Berwanger, Inc., which manufactures plastic and sponge-rubber strips for car doors, trunks and farm machinery.

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › sportsBerwanger, First Heisman Winner, Dies - The Washington Post

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   Jun 28, 2002 · Jay Berwanger, who won the first Heisman Trophy in 1935 and was the first player chosen in the inaugural NFL draft, died of lung cancer. He was 88. Berwanger died Wednesday night at his home...

7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2002-jun-28-meJ. Berwanger, 88; Won First Heisman Trophy - Los Angeles Times

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   Jun 28, 2002 · Jay Berwanger, the first in a long line of Heisman Trophy winners as college football’s 1935 player of the year, died Wednesday night of lung cancer at his home in Oak Brook, Ill., a Chicago...

8. www.usrugbyfoundation.org › jay-berwangerJay Berwanger | US Rugby Foundation

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   In 1935, Berwanger became the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy. (The following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy.) He became the first player to be drafted by the NFL in its inaugural 1936 NFL Draft.