The Heisman Trophy Podcast
The Heisman Trophy Podcast, hosted by Chris Huston (The Heisman Pundit), features weekly interviews with top Heisman contenders, insider stories from Heisman history, hard-hitting discussion of the latest college football news plus updates on the Heisman Trophy Trust’s charitable work. New episodes every Wednesday during the college football season. Follow @HeismanTrophy on all platforms and watch clips on YouTube and TikTok. Contact: pod@heisman.com
The Heisman Trophy Podcast
Heisman Week 101 featuring Don Criqui and David Frum
With the four Heisman finalists selected for 2023, we take a deep dive into the trophy's history. What is a Heisman finalist? Did you know that Herschel Walker, John Elway and Eric Dickerson were the first Heisman finalists? How does the Heisman vote work? Did you know that LSU's Joe Burrow holds the record for the largest Heisman landslide? And that Stanford's Toby Gerhart was thisclose to winning the Heisman in 2009 over Alabama's Mark Ingram? We also go over the history of the Heisman ceremony itself, which evolved from a humble luncheon in 1935, to a variety show with Farrah Fawcett and Elliott Gould in 1977 to the format on ESPN we know and love today. Hall of Fame sportscaster Don Criqui recalls his long tenure as emcee of the Heisman gala. And to close things out, former Presidential speechwriter and current The Atlantic magazine writer David Frum shares with us his thoughts on three of the most famous acceptance speeches in Heisman history: Nile Kinnick's in 1939, Bruce Smith's in 1941 and John Cappelletti's in 1973.
The Heisman Trophy Podcast streams every wednesday during the college football season and is hosted produced, edited and engineered by Chris Huston. The pod is available on all streaming networks, including Spotify and Apple Music, and features video interviews and bonus content on YouTube and TikTok. We also have a reddit community.
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