1914 - 2002
Jay Berwanger American Football (American)
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Jay Berwanger was born on this day 88 years ago
Born 19th March, 1914.
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First Name |
Jay
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Last Name |
Berwanger
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Birthday |
19th March, 1914
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Birthplace |
Dubuque, Iowa
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Died |
26th June, 2002
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Place of Death |
Oak Brook, Illinois
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Buried |
Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
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Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
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Weight |
195lbs (88 kg)
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Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Football (American)
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John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American college football player and referee. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger was a star halfback for the Chicago Maroons football team of the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team". In 1936, Berwanger became the first player drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in its inaugural 1936 NFL Draft, although he did not play professionally.