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*[[Doc Blanchard]] was the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy when he led [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] to the national title in 1945.
*In 1946, Army played Notre Dame in the Game of the Century. The game is notable in that it had four players who won or would go on to win the Heisman Trophy: Army’s [[Doc Blanchard]] (1945 winner), [[Glenn Davis (halfback)|Glenn Davis]] (1946 winner), Notre Dame’s [[Johnny Lujack]] (1947 winner), and [[Leon Hart]] (1949 winner).
* [[Doak Walker]] was the earliest Heisman Trophy winner (1948) ever to make it into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], though he wasn't selected until 1986, one year after [[Roger Staubach]] (winner of the 1963 award) became the first Hiesmann trophy winner ever enshrined in Canton.
*[[Paul Hornung]] was the only player to win the Heisman Trophy as a player for a losing team: he took the award at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] in 1956, when the Irish finished 2–8.
*[[Ernie Davis]] was the first African American player to win the Heisman Trophy. He attended [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse University]], and was drafted first overall in 1962, but never played a game in the NFL: he was diagnosed with [[leukemia]], and died in 1963.
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