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The 30 Greatest Heisman Trophy Winners in College Football History

By Zach Bigalke

Dec 13, 2014; New York, NY, USA; The Heisman Trophy sits on a pedestal before the pre-announcement press conference at the New York Marriott Marquis. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2014; New York, NY, USA; The Heisman Trophy sits on a pedestal before the pre-announcement press conference at the New York Marriott Marquis. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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15. Frank Sinkwich (QB/Georgia)

Received 99.7% of the vote in 1942

  • PASSING: 89/176 (50.6%), 1456 yards, 10 TDs
  • RUSHING: 186 carries, 828 yards, 17 TDs
  • RECEIVING: 2 receptions, 33 yards, 0 TDs
  • 6.37 yards/play
  • 13.5 plays/TD

During the course of the United States’ first year of involvement in World War II, it was a Georgia senior who dominated the voting for the Heisman. Frank Sinkwich led the Bulldogs to an SEC title and a 9-0 Rose Bowl victory over UCLA to finish second nationally in the AP poll behind Ohio State. Sinkwich, an immigrant from Zagreb, Croatia, threw for over 1400 yards and finished the regular season with more than 2300 total yards from scrimmage.

The runner-up in the Heisman voting, Columbia quarterback Paul Governali, finished with nearly five times fewer total points from the ballots than Sinkwich. The Georgia star ended up winning the vote in every region, ultimately earning all but a few first-place votes. Only three other players in Heisman history have finished with even 90 percent of the possible points, and nobody has come nearly as close as Sinkwich to winning the award unanimously.

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