Jay Berwanger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Berwanger
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1914(1914-03-19)
Age	110
Date Of Death	June 26, 2002, Oak Brook, IL
Birthplace	Iowa
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Pisces

Jay Berwanger Biography

Jay Berwanger is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on March 19, 1914 in Iowa, Iowa, United States. University of Chicago halfback, known as the one man football team. He won the first ever Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman the following year.

He played in a 1934 football game against the University of Michigan and their center Gerald R. Ford, leaving the future president with a distinctive scar under his left eye.

He grew up in Dubuque, Iowa.

Jay Berwanger Net Worth

Jay Berwanger is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Berwanger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the University of Chicago he did everything from calling plays, to punting, passing and blocking.

In 1935 he received a telegram informing him that he won a trophy for the most valuable football player east of the Mississippi, which a year later would be called the Heisman.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jay Berwanger Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay Berwanger celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

What happened to Jay Berwanger?

Berwanger died after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at his home in Oak Brook, Illinois, on June 26, 2002, at the age of 88.

Why didn't Jay Berwanger play in the NFL?

Unfortunately, contract demands would keep Berwanger out of the league. In an interview with The New York Times years later, Berwanger explained that he had asked then-Bears coach George Halas for $25,000 for two years with a no- cut contract, far more than what most players were making at the time.

Who won 1st Heisman?

The University of Chicago’s great Jay Berwanger was the first recipient of the “Downtown Athletic Club Trophy,” later dubbed the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Born in 1914 in Dubuque, Iowa, Berwanger excelled at wrestling and track as well as football, winning renown as an all-state halfback at Dubuque High.

What year did Jay Berwanger win the Heisman trophy?

Jay Berwanger, who in 1935 became the first winner of the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in college football and then became the first player ever drafted by the National Football League, died Wednesday at his home in Oak Brook, Ill.

Where did Jay Berwanger go to college?

The University of Chicago