<Tr> <Th> Most recent </Th> <Td> Baker Mayfield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.heisman.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity . Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work . It is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust in early December before the postseason bowl games . </P> <P> The award was created by the Downtown Athletic Club in 1935 to recognize "the most valuable college football player east of the Mississippi ." After the death in October 1936 of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman, the award was named in his honor and broadened to include players west of the Mississippi . Heisman had been active in college athletics as a football player; a head football, basketball, and baseball coach; and an athletic director . It is the oldest of several overall awards in college football, including the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and the AP Player of the Year . The Heisman and the AP Player of the Year honor the most outstanding player, while the Maxwell and the Walter Camp award recognizes the best player, and the Archie Griffin Award recognizes the most valuable player . The most recent winner of the Heisman Trophy is University of Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield . </P>

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