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The Heiman Trophy
The Heiman Trophy, named after college student Grant Heiman, is an annual award given to the person who best exemplifies the namesake's qualities. The award was created in December 2007 by Taylor Markway of Clinton, Missouri. According to legend, the award was created after the founder witnessed a painfully obvious "mack" by one of his friends on the night of the Heisman Trophy presentation. What was originally intended as a clever pun quickly escalated into a serious contest and a leaderboard was created that night.

Criteria
Nominees are judged in three critical areas: 1. number and quality of "hook-ups", 2. beer drinking ability, and 3. General shadiness. A well-rounded nominee is one who excels in all three areas and is, therefore, Grant Heiman-like. The judging panel consists of three judges: Taylor Markway, Grant Heiman, and Garrett Heiman. These three, and only these three, determine the winner of the Heiman Trophy. Although the contest stands for fairness and integrity, bribery is accepted and often encouraged.

Leaderboard
A Leaderboard of nominees is updated throughout the year. Often recorded in odd places, the leaderboard has been found transcribed on both a wooden beer pong table and school recycling box. When recording the leaderboard, nicknames are always used in place of real names in order to protect the identities of the nominees. Well-known nicknames include: "Nick McShady", "One-Hand Helm", "Dave", and "Twinkle Fingers". Nominees either move up or down the leaderboard based on their past performances. A hook-up with a less-than-desirable female (or hood rat), as determined by the judges, is the quickest way to fall on the leaderboard. Marriage will also have a seriously negative impact on one's standing. The 2008 downfall of One-Hand Helm is the best example of a nominee plummeting on the leaderboard.

2008 Season
The 2008 Heiman Trophy was won by the wire-to-wire leader, Nick "McShady" McDowell. At one point, the contest was a very close call between McShady and the well-known homewrecker, One-Hand Helm. Unfortunately, One-Hand Helm fell dramatically from the leaderboard due to his impending marriage. Dave then moved into second place, but never managed to catch up to McShady. McShady sealed the award with a strong performance down the stretch, while Kurtis struggled to get out of last place. He did not.