# Jay Berwanger

> John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger was an American college football player and referee. In 1935, Berwanger was the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year. At its inception, the award was given to "the most valuable player east of the Mississippi." In 1936, Berwanger became the first player drafted into the National Football League in its inaugural 1936 NFL draft, although he did not play professionally due to a salary dispute.

*American football player, halfback, Heisman Trophy winner (1914-2002)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jay-berwanger

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1914-03-19
- **Died:** 2002-06-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Бервангер, Джей](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321872)

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