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Syracuse vs. Texas, 1960 Cotton Bowl. At left is the great Ernie Davis (#44) -- the first African American to win the Heisman.
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Syracuse vs. Texas, 1960 Cotton Bowl. Syracuse beat Texas 23-14 behind a great performance by Ernie Davis -- the first African American to win the Heisman.
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Unpublished. In 1948, LIFE's Mark Kauffman captured Liz Taylor gazing into the distance while wearing an "All America" sweatshirt; the pin she wears belonged to Glenn Davis, a 1946 Heisman Trophy-winning athlete she was dating at the time.
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Michigan's Tom Harmon in 1940, the year he won the Heisman.
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Former Heisman Trophy winner quarterback Eric Crouch throws during a tryout for the All American Football League.
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Army's "Dream Backfield" in 1946: Thomas "Shorty" McWilliams, Arnold Tucker and Heisman winners Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis.
