ADVISORY/Photo Opportunity/The Actual 2002 Heisman Trophy At the Washington State vs. Arizona State Game.News/Assignment/Sports Editors & Football Writers ADVISORY...for Friday-Saturday (Nov. 1-2) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Suzuki/ESPN Heisman Tour stops at Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. State; fans can pose with the 2002 Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach & cast a counted vote for 2002 Heisman hopeful
WHAT: Fans have two opportunities to pose with the actual 2002 Heisman
Trophy and participate in interactive Heisman displays when the
Suzuki/ESPN the Magazine Heisman Tour visits Spokane and
Pullman, Wash. prior to the Washington State vs. Arizona State
game this Saturday.
Suzuki, the "presenting" sponsor of the 2002 Heisman Trophy, has
teamed up with ESPN the Magazine to bring the "The Heisman Tour
Presented by Suzuki and ESPN the Magazine," to 10 game markets.
Visitors to the free exhibit can see, touch and have their
picture taken with the actual 2002 Heisman Trophy before the
Dec. 14 awards ceremony at the Downtown Athletic Club.
Fans can also cast a counted vote for a 2002 Heisman candidate,
and participate in interactive games, product displays,
giveaways and music.
EVENT #1: Friday, Nov. 1, 2002 -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wendle Suzuki
4727 North Division
Spokane, Wash.
Event Contact: Mark Webber 916/712-5110
EVENT #2: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 -- 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Rogers Field (adjacent to Martin Stadium) -- Washington
State University
Pullman, Wash.
Event Contact: Alan Bethke 714/273-2133
WHY: American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) is the first-ever
"presenting" sponsor of the Heisman Memorial Trophy by its
automotive, motorcycle and marine divisions. 2002 marks the
fourth year ASMC has partnered with the Heisman Trophy and the
Downtown Athletic Club (DAC), which created and annually
presents the Heisman Trophy Award.
Suzuki also established www.voteheisman.com to allow fans to
cast an official counted vote in this year's Heisman race and to
check how players rank in the fan balloting. Different than
other Heisman Web sites, www.voteheisman.com is the only
opportunity for the public to cast an official Heisman vote. All
other sites only offer fan polls.
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