It was most famous for its annual awarding of the Heisman Trophy in its building, given every year to the most outstanding college football player, and named after John Heisman, the club's first athletic director.
Heisman subsequently became the athletics director of the former Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, New York.
The birthplace of John Heisman, famous for the annual Heisman Trophy awarded to the best player in college football, is located on corner of Bridge Street and West 29th Place.
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