The Irish quarterback, John Huarte is the winner of the Heisman Trophy, football's most coveted honor. At the Downtown Athletic Club in New York he receives congratulations and newsreel films show him in action - the kind of action that helped him lead Notre Dame to one of its best seasons in recent years. John Huarte being interviewed. The Heisman Trophy, a bronze statue of a football player. Francis Berry congratulating John Huarte. Notre Dame on the field with Michigan State John Huarte as the Quarterback. John Huarte sitting with his Heisman Trophy and he's football 'Man of the Year'.