Jay Berwanger has one of the wildest stories in NFL Draft history. The No.1 overall pick in the first ever NFL draft had a unlikely twist of fate in his football career and never actually got the ...

Jay Berwanger was the first winner of the Heisman trophy and the first player ever drafted in the NFL. He'd never play a down in the league. - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images The NFL draft is broadcast ...

University of Chicago’s John Jacob “Jay” Berwanger was named the best college football player 90 years ago. Berwanger, an Iowa native, was often dubbed the “one-man football team” for his ability to ...

(NEXSTAR) – It was February 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia. The NFL was about to host its first-ever draft. While it was a momentous moment for the sport, the first-ever draft pick was ...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Jay Berwanger, who won the first Heisman Trophy and became the first player ever drafted by the NFL, died of lung cancer after a long illness. He was 88. Berwanger died Wednesday night ...