SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Jay Berwanger NFL Draft : The best of class 2009  Apr 19, 2009 The first player taken: Jay Berwanger by the Chicago Bears. He elected not to play pro football. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports) SportsBeat: A look back at college football  Mar 19, 2009 Jay Berwanger, Chicago s quadruple threat, won the first Heisman award and was called the best all-around back since Jim Thrope. In 1935, Notre Dame had a quarterback named Bill Shakespeare. (Needham Tab, MA) Morning Tipoff  Feb 8, 2009 From 1D: On this date in 1936, Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, was the first player ever selected in the NFL draft. The Philadelphia Eagles made the pick and eventually traded his rights to the Chicago Bears. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) Back to Sports News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009