... some of today's greatest players compete to be next in line to receive the Heisman Trophy, lets take a short trip through time and explore some of the game's all-time greats. 

The Heisman is college football's most esteemed award, and its winners make up a who's who of the history of the game. 

Of course, not every winner was deserving and not every deserving player was a winner. 

Freshman and sophomores have almost always been overlooked in favor of juniors and seniors, stars from big-time schools are usually chosen in favor of big fish in small ponds, and every winner except for one has come from a winning team.

Don't forget it wasn't until 1961 that an African-American was given the honor, either. <...

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