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name	Heisman Trophy
description	The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.
presenter	Downtown Athletic Club (1937-2001)Yale Club (2002-2003)The Heisman Trust (2004-current)
country	United States
location	New York City, New York
year	December 9, 1935
holder	Cam Newton
website	http://www.heisman.com/ }}

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or the Heisman), is awarded annually to the player deemed the ''most outstanding player in collegiate football.'' It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Clubs's athletic director, John Heisman (former Brown University and University of Pennsylvania college football player and Auburn University, Clemson University, and most notably Georgia Tech Athletic Director, football coach and baseball coach).

The award is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust in early December before the postseason bowl games. The most recent (2010) winner is Cam Newton of Auburn University, who was originally from the University of Florida.

It is the oldest of several overall awards in college football, including the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and the AP Player of the Year. The Heisman and the AP Player of the Year are the only awards to honor the ''most outstanding player'', while the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award recognize the ''best player''.

Trophy design

The trophy itself, designed by sculptor Frank Eliscu, is modeled after Ed Smith, a leading player in 1934 for the now defunct New York University football team. The trophy is made out of cast bronze, is 13.5 inches (34.3 cm) tall and weighs 25 pounds (11.3 kg).

Eliscu had asked Smith, his former George Washington High School classmate, to pose for a commissioned sculpture of a football player. Smith did not realize until 1982 that the sculpture had become the fabled Heisman Trophy. The Downtown Athletic Club presented Smith with a Heisman Trophy of his own in 1985.

Selection

Balloting is open for all football players in all divisions of college football, though winners usually represent Division I Football Bowl Subdivision schools. Heisman.com states that sports journalists are to be the determinants of the award since they are "informed, competent, and impartial." However, fans also vote for the award; a survey collected by ESPN.com counts as one vote for the award. In addition, previous Heisman winners are given a vote; this includes winners who are, occasionally, also current candidates for the award. The voting is also open to ESPN.com commentators even though ESPN broadcasts and funds the award. The balloting process is broken into six regions, though they are not proportionate to population or the representation of Division I universities. The accounting firm Deloitte is responsible for the tabulation of votes, which has moved almost exclusively to online voting since 2007.

Notable achievements

Archie Griffin of Ohio State is the only player to receive the award twice, winning it as a junior in 1974 and a senior in 1975.

Charles Woodson of The University of Michigan is the only primarily defensive player, to win the award doing so in 1997. He was a standout cornerback on defense, and occasionally lined up as a wide receiver, and also returned punts.

The player who received the most votes and won by the widest margin was O. J. Simpson of USC in 1968. The closest margin of votes was in 2009 between winner Mark Ingram of Alabama and Toby Gerhart of Stanford.

Eight of the seventy-four Heisman Trophy winners are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and four winners have also been named Most Valuable Player in a Super Bowl. Some winners have gone on to play in other professional sports, including Bo Jackson in baseball and Charlie Ward in basketball.

University success

In addition to personal statistics, team achievements play a heavy role in the voting – a typical Heisman winner represents a team that had an outstanding season and was most likely in contention for the national championship or a major conference championship at some point in that season. Although the University of Chicago abandoned football for a long time, and is now a Division III school, and Yale and Princeton are now Division I FCS, all three schools were considered major football programs at the time their players won the award.

The closest that a player outside the modern Division I FBS came to winning the Heisman is third place; in both cases, the players involved played for schools in what was at the time Division I-AA, now Division I FCS. The first was Gordie Lockbaum from Holy Cross in 1987, followed by Steve McNair, from Alcorn State in 1994. Armanti Edwards, from Appalachian State University, was also briefly mentioned as a candidate for the award following Appalachian's upset of then ranked #5 Michigan in 2007.

Besides Griffin winning consecutive Heismans at Ohio State, three other programs had two different players win the Heisman Trophy in consecutive years: Yale (1936–37), Army (1945–46), and Southern California (USC) (2004–05, though Reggie Bush voluntarily forfeited his 2005 award in September 2010 and sent the trophy back to the Heisman Trust). With an earlier win in 2002, the USC program actually had three different winners within four years.

Only two high schools have produced multiple Heisman trophy winners: Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas (1938 and 1987) and Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California (1964 and 2004).

Of the three colleges where trophy namesake John Heisman coached, only Auburn University has produced any Heisman winners, with Pat Sullivan in 1971, Bo Jackson in 1985 and Cam Newton in 2010.

Age

Most winners of the Heisman have been seniors.

No freshman has ever won the award. No sophomore won the Heisman in its first 72 years, at which point there were three consecutive sophomore winners: Tim Tebow in 2007, followed by Sam Bradford then Mark Ingram, Jr.. Only a few juniors have won the award, starting with the eleventh winner, Doc Blanchard in 1945.

Five players have finished in the top three of the Heisman voting as freshmen or sophomores before later winning the award: Angelo Bertelli, Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard, Doak Walker, and Herschel Walker. Six players have finished in the top three as freshmen or sophomores but never won a Heisman: Clint Castleberry, Marshall Faulk, Michael Vick, Rex Grossman, Larry Fitzgerald, and Adrian Peterson. Three players have specifically finished second in consecutive years: Glenn Davis (second in 1944 and 1945, winner in 1946), Charlie Justice (second 1948 and 1949) and Darren McFadden (second 2006 and 2007).

In terms of chronological age, the oldest Heisman winner was 28-year-old Chris Weinke of Florida State in 2000; he spent six years in minor league baseball before enrolling at FSU.

Position

The Heisman is usually awarded to a running back or a quarterback; very few players have won the trophy playing at a different position. Two tight ends have won the trophy, Larry Kelley and Leon Hart. Also, Desmond Howard and Tim Brown won as wide receivers. Charles Woodson is the only primarily defensive player to win the award, doing so as a defensive back, kick returner, and occasional wide receiver for Michigan in 1997. Legendary linebacker Dick Butkus only placed sixth in 1963 and third in 1964 and could qualify as an interior lineman, as he played center on offense during these two-way player days. No interior lineman on either side of the ball has ever won the award, although the offensive guard Tom Brown of Minnesota and the offensive tackle John Hicks of Ohio State placed second in 1960 and 1973, respectively. The defensive end Hugh Green of the University of Pittsburgh finished second in 1980 and Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska finished fourth in 2009 as a defensive tackle. Also, Kurt Burris, a center for the Oklahoma Sooners football team, was a runner-up for the award in 1954.

Venue

Because of damage to the Downtown Athletic Club's facilities following 9/11, the award ceremony was moved to the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square. After the DAC declared bankruptcy in 2002, the Yale Club assumed the presenting honors at its facility in 2002 and 2003. The ceremony moved to the Hilton New York for 2004 and has been presented annually at the Best Buy Theater, formerly named the Nokia Theatre Times Square, since 2005.

The 2008 Heisman press conference was held at the Sports Museum of America in lower Manhattan. There was an entire gallery with the museum-attraction dedicated to the Trophy, including the making of the Trophy, the history of the DAC, and information on John Heisman and all the Trophy's winners. There was also a dedicated area celebrating the most recent winner, and the opportunity for visitors to cast their vote for next winner (with the top vote-winner receiving 1 official vote on his behalf). The Sports Museum of America closed permanently in February 2009.

History

The award was first presented in 1935 by the Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) in Manhattan, New York, a privately owned recreation facility located on the lower west side near the later site of the former World Trade Center. It was first known simply as the DAC Trophy. The first winner, Jay Berwanger, was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles but declined to sign for them. He never played professional football for any team. In 1936, John Heisman died and the trophy was renamed in his honor. Larry Kelley, the second winner of the award was the first man to win it as the "Heisman Trophy."

The first African American player to win the Heisman was Syracuse's Ernie Davis, who never played a snap in the NFL. He was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after winning the award and died in 1963. In 1966, former Florida Gators quarterback Steve Spurrier gave his Heisman trophy to the university president Dr. J. Wayne Reitz so that the award could be shared by Florida students and faculty. The gesture caused Florida's student government to raise funds to purchase a replacement for Spurrier. Since then, the Downtown Athletic Club has issued two trophies to winners, one to the individual and a replica to the school.

Several Heisman trophies have been sold over the years. O. J. Simpson's 1968 trophy was sold in February 1999 for $230,000 as part of the settlement of the civil trial in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Yale end Larry Kelley sold his 1936 Heisman in December 1999 for the sum of $328,110 to settle his estate and to provide a bequeathment for his family. Charles White's 1979 trophy first sold for $184,000 and then for nearly $300,000 in December 2006 to help pay back federal income taxes. The current record price for a Heisman belongs to the trophy won by Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith in 1941 at $395,240. Paul Hornung sold his Heisman for $250,000 to endow student scholarships for University of Notre Dame students from his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Eliscu's original plaster cast sold at Sotheby's for $228,000 in December 2005.

Television coverage

The presentation of the Heisman trophy was not broadcast on television until 1977. Before 1977, the presentation of the award wasn't televised as a stand-alone special, but rather as a quick in-game feature. The ceremony usually aired on ABC as a feature at halftime of the last major national telecast (generally a rivalry game) of the college football season. ABC essentially, just showed highlights since the award was handed out as part of an annual weeknight dinner at the Heisman Club. At the time, the event had usually been scheduled for the week following the Army–Navy Game.

On December 8, 1977, CBS (who paid US $200,000 for the rights) aired a one hour (at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time) special to celebrate the presentation of the Heisman trophy. Elliot Gould and O. J. Simpson were the co-hosts, with Connie Stevens and Leslie Uggams providing some form of musical entertainment and Robert Klein providing some comic relief.

Since then, a number of companies have provided television coverage of the event:

CBS (1977–1980)

ABC (1981–1984) – owned-and-operated stations only

Syndication (1981–1985)

NBC (1985) – owned-and-operated stations only

CBS (1986–1991)

NBC (1992–1994)

ESPN (1995–present)

Controversy and politics

Regional bias controversy

A number of critics have expressed concern about the unwritten rules regarding player position and age, as noted above. But over the years, there has been substantial criticism that the Heisman balloting process has ignored West Coast players. From 1981 (Marcus Allen) to 2002 (Carson Palmer), not a single Pacific-10 Conference or other West Coast player won the Heisman Trophy, although two from the Rocky Mountains did, Brigham Young's Ty Detmer in 1990, and Colorado's Rashaan Salaam in 1994. Two Southern California (USC) players have won the trophy in the early years of the 21st century and two won it subsequent to Palmer, but no non-USC player from the West Coast has won since Stanford's Jim Plunkett in 1970, with the closest since then being Toby Gerhart, another Stanford player who was second in the closest finish in Heisman history in 2009.

The West Coast bias discussion usually centers on the idea that East Coast voters see few West Coast games, because of television coverage contracts, time zone differences, or cultural interest. At Heisman-projection Web site StiffArmTrophy.com, commentator Kari Chisholm notes that the Heisman balloting process itself is inherently biased:

For Heisman voting purposes, the nation is divided into six regions—each of which get 145 votes. Put another way, each region gets exactly 16.67 percent of the votes. However, each region does not constitute an even one-sixth of the population. Three regions (Far West, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic) have larger populations than that – and three have less (Northeast, South, and Southwest). In fact, the Far West has the greatest population at 21.1% of the country and the Northeast has the least – 11.9%.

Vacation of 2005 award

A historic movement first occurred in 2010 when University of Southern California athletic director Pat Haden announced the university would return its replica of the 2005 Heisman Trophy due to NCAA sanctions requiring the university to dissociate itself from Reggie Bush. On September 14, Bush issued a statement that he would forfeit his title as a Heisman winner and return the trophy. The next day, the Heisman Trust vacated Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy and removed all mention of the 2005 award from its official website.

Critical responses from the national media were strident and variable. CBSSports.com producer J. Darin Darst opined that, "He (Bush) should never have been pressured to return the award." Kalani Simpson of Fox Sports wrote, "Nice try Heisman Trust...It's a slick move to try to wipe the slate clean." Football Writers Association of America Past-President Dennis Dodd, on the other hand, decided to fictitiously award Bush's vacated 2005 award to Vince Young. He wrote, "Since the Heisman folks won't re-vote, we did. Vince Young is the ''new'' winner of the 2005 Heisman." A Los Angeles Times piece argued that Bush's Heisman was "tainted" but lamented the decision coming five years ''ex post facto''.

Winners

References

External links

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award website

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Robert P. Griffin
nationality	American
image name	Robert Paul Griffin.jpg
jr/sr	United States Senator
state	Michigan
party	Republican
term start	May 11, 1966
term end	January 3, 1979
preceded	Patrick V. McNamara
succeeded	Carl Levin
state2	Michigan
district2	9th
term start2	January 3, 1957
term end2	May 10, 1966
preceded2	Ruth Thompson
succeeded2	Guy Vander Jagt
Order3	14th Minority Whip of the United States Senate
Term start3	September 7, 1969
Term end3	January 3, 1977
Leader4	Hugh D. Scott, Jr.
Predecessor4	Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R)
Successor4	Ted Stevens (R)
birth date	November 06, 1923
birth place	Detroit, Michigan
alma mater	Central Michigan CollegeUniversity of Michigan Law School
religion	Congregationalist
Branch	United States Army
Serviceyears	1943-1946
Unit	71st Infantry Division
Battles	World War II }}

Robert Paul Griffin (born November 6, 1923) was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.

Griffin was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended public schools in Garden City and Dearborn. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the 71st Infantry Division in 1943 and spent fourteen months in Europe. After the war, he graduated from Central Michigan College (now Central Michigan University) at Mount Pleasant in 1947. He received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1950. He commenced the practice of law in Traverse City.

Griffin was elected as a Republican to U.S. House of Representatives from the Michigan's 9th congressional district in 1956, unseating incumbent Ruth Thompson in the Republican primary. He served in the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957, until his resignation May 10, 1966. He was appointed by Governor George Romney on May 11, 1966, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara. He was elected November 8, 1966, to a full six-year term, defeating former Governor Soapy Williams by a 56% to 44% margin, commencing January 3, 1967 and was reelected in 1972, winning a tough race against state Attorney General Frank J. Kelley, and served from May 11, 1966, to January 2, 1979. He was Republican Whip 1969-1977. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978, narrowly defeated by Democrat Carl Levin. He was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1987-1994. His son, Richard Allen Griffin, was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1989 to 2005, until he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2005.

During Griffin's first Senate campaign in 1966, a suburban Detroit rock band, Doug Brown and the Omens, released a promotional flexidisc in support of his candidacy. The song, "Give Bob The Ball" (which extolled Griffin's "youth and experience") has been included on the garage rock compilation album ''Friday At The Hideout''.

Robert Griffin is currently () a resident of Traverse City.

Bibliography

Griffin, Robert P. "The Landrum-Griffin Act: Twelve Years of Experience in Protecting Employee Rights." ''Georgia Law Review'' 5 (summer 1971): 622-42

Griffin, Robert P. "Rules and Procedure of the Standing Committees." In ''We Propose: A Modern Congress'', edited by Mary McInnis, pp. 37–53. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966.

External links

Presentation of the Portrait of the Honorable Robert P. Griffin

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Name	Andrew Luck
School	Stanford Cardinal
Currentnumber	12
Currentposition	Quarterback
Class	15px|Redshirt Junior
Major	Architectural Design, Engineering
Birth date	September 12, 1989
Birth place	Washington, D.C.
Heightft	6
Heightin	4
Weight	235
Highschool	Stratford High SchoolHouston, Texas
Pastschools	Stanford (2009–present)
Highlights	2011 Orange Bowl MVP 2010 Heisman Trophy Runner-up 2010 Second-team All America 2010 Pac 10 Offensive Player of the Year 2010 First-team All-Pac 10 2010 Second-team Pac 10 All-Academic Team 2009 Freshman All-America 2009 Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 2009 First-team Pac 10 All Academic Team Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, twice College records
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Andrew Austen Luck (born September 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback for Stanford University. He was the runner-up for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Manning Award. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang called Luck the best prospect he has ever scouted. Although unanimously projected as the No. 1 selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, Luck decided to return to Stanford for his redshirt junior season.

Early life

Luck was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Oliver Luck, current athletic director and a former quarterback at West Virginia University and former NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers, and Kathy Wilson Luck. Andrew Luck spent his early childhood in London, England and Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was general manager of two World League of American Football teams prior to becoming president of the league. He is the oldest of four children, Mary Ellen, Emily, and Addison, who currently reside in Houston, Texas. In London, he attended The American School in London.

The Lucks returned to Texas when Oliver Luck was named CEO of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. In Houston, Andrew attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas, where he threw for 7,139 yards and 53 touchdowns in his high school career, and rushed for another 2,085 yards. Luck was also co-valedictorian of his graduating class in 2008. Regarded as a four-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', Luck was listed as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2008. A highly-rated high school recruiting target, he chose Stanford over offers from Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Rice, and Virginia, after being recruited by Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh.

College career

2009 season

After redshirting during his freshman year in 2008, he earned the starting quarterback job in 2009 over the returning starter, Tavita Pritchard, thereby becoming the first Stanford freshman to earn the starting quarterback job since Chad Hutchinson in 1996. In his first season, Luck led the Cardinal to victories over top ten Oregon and USC teams and a berth in the 2009 Sun Bowl. Playing in a run-oriented offense featuring Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart, Luck threw for 2,575 yards. Luck had 2,929 yards of total offense, the fifth highest total in Stanford history. He led the Pac 10 in pass efficiency rating with a rating of 143.5, and finished second in the Pac 10 in total offense.

Luck injured a finger on his throwing hand in the Cardinal's final regular season game against Notre Dame. He had surgery prior to the Sun Bowl and did not play in the game.

2010 season

In 2010, Luck emerged as one of the top players in the nation. Luck was named the Pac 10 Offensive Player of the Year and was unanimously selected to the All Pac 10 First Team. Luck led Stanford to a 12-1 record, a # 4 BCS ranking, and a victory in the Orange Bowl. Luck was named the Orange Bowl MVP after throwing 4 TD passes in Stanford's 40-12 win over Virginia Tech. Luck led the Pac-10 in pass efficiency for the second straight year with a quarterback rating of 170.2. He also led the conference in total offense with 3,791 yards, in passing yards with 3,338 yards, and in touchdown passes with 32. Luck rushed for 453 yards, a record for Stanford quarterbacks, with three runs of over 50 yards. Luck's 32 touchdown passes are a new Stanford record, breaking the old record of 27 held by John Elway and Steve Stenstrom. Luck's 3,791 yards of total offense also are a school record, breaking the old record of 3,398 yards held by Stenstrom. Luck also set new Stanford single season records for completion percentage (70.7%) and pass efficiency rating (170.2). He won the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week award for his performances against Arizona and California. Luck has led Stanford to a record of 20-5 in games he has started.

Luck has two years of college eligibility remaining. He was eligible to declare for the 2011 NFL Draft, but announced on January 6, 2011 that he will remain at Stanford to complete his degree. He is viewed by many TV sportscasters and ESPN writers as the top pro quarterback prospect in college football. In December 2010, ''The Sporting News'' projected Luck as the No. 1 selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, had he entered.

Statistics

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2|Season !! colspan=7|Passing !! rowspan=5| !! colspan=5|Rushing !! rowspan=5| !! colspan=1|Total Offense |- ! Comp !! Att !! Yds !! Pct !! TD !! Int !! Rating !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Yards |- | 2009 | 162 || 288 || 2,575 || 56.3% || 13 || 4 || 143.5 | 61 || 354 || 5.8 || 31 || 2 | 2,929 |- | 2010 | 263 || 372 || 3,338 || 70.7% || 32 || 8 || 170.2 | 55 || 453 || 8.2 || 58 || 3 | 3,791 |- ! Total ! 425 !! 660 !! 5,913 !! 64.4% !! 45 !! 12 !! 158.5 ! 116 !! 807 !! 7.0 !! 58 !! 5 ! 6,720 |}

Awards and honors

2010 season

Heisman Trophy Runner Up

Maxwell Award Finalist

Walter Camp Award Finalist

Davey O'Brien Award Finalist

Manning Award Finalist

Second Team All America (AP, Walter Camp, SI.com, CBSSports.com)

Orange Bowl MVP

Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year

First Team All Pac-10

Second Team Pac 10 All Academic Team

Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 8, 2010 & Nov. 22, 2010

2009 season

Freshman All America (The Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Scout.com)

Honorable Mention All Pac-10

First Team Pac-10 All Academic Team

Records

Pac 10 single season records

Highest completion percentage (70.7%, 2010)

Pac 10 career records

Most career total offense per game (268.8 yards per game)

Stanford single season records

2010 season:

Most touchdown passes in a season (32)

Most total offense in a season (3,791 yards)

Highest passing efficiency rating (170.2)

Highest completion percentage (70.7%)

Most yards per pass attempt (9.0)

Most rushing yards by a quarterback (453 yards)

Stanford career records

Most career yards per pass attempt (9.0 yards/attempt)

Lowest career interception percentage (1.8%)

Most career rushing yards by a quarterback (807 yards)

Professional career

Luck was widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, but decided to return for his junior season. , Luck is seen as the top prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft by analysts.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio

Stanford's Andrew Luck Heisman Trophy candidate site

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
Name	Montee Ball
School	Wisconsin Badgers
Currentnumber	28
Currentposition	Running Back
Class	Sophomore
Major	Undeclared
Birth place	Wentzville, Missouri
Heightft	5
Heightin	11
Weight	236
Highschool	Timberland High School,Wentzville, Missouri
Pastschools	Wisconsin (2009-present)
Highlights	Honorable mention All-Big Ten consensus (2010)
Espn	}}

Montee Ball (born in Wentzville, Missouri) is an American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.

College career

Montee Ball began the 2010 season as the backup running back to John Clay, the 2009 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. Clay was somewhat limited in 2010 as he nursed offseason ankle surgery and later an MCL injury, so Ball gained a prominent role in the Badgers offense, along with freshman back James White. Prior to the Badgers' appearance in the Rose Bowl, Ball rushed for 864 yards and led the Badgers with 17 rushing touchdowns.

College Stats

98 University of Wisconsin Madison 261

Year
2009	University of Wisconsin Madison>Wisconsin	|	391	4.0	35	4
2010	Wisconsin ||	163	996	6.1	44	18
colspan=2>College Totals	|	1,387	5.3	44	22

References

External links

Wisconsin Badgers bio

Montee Ball Website

Category:Living people Category:American football running backs Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players

Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Chris Fowler
birth date	August 23, 1962
education	University of Colorado
title	Host, College GameDay, ESPN Classic’s SportsCentury
url	http://www.espnmediazone.com/bios/Talent/Fowler_Chris.htm }}

Chris Fowler (born August 23, 1962) is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on ''College GameDay'' for college football. Since 1989, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football. Until 2006, he was also the lead studio host for men's college basketball on ESPN. He started anchoring ''College GameDay'' in 1990 and then expanded to ESPN's other Saturday college football segments in 1991. Fowler has also worked with ESPN's Summer X Games from 1995–2000 and the Winter X Games from 1998–2000 as well as horse racing broadcasts, including the Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championship on ESPN. In addition, he is the head studio anchor for tennis tournaments broadcast on ESPN, including Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open and for the US Open being broadcast for the first year in 2009 on ESPN. In 2010, he anchored, along with Mike Tirico, ESPN's and ABC's month-long coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa.

He is also the host of the ESPN Classic show SportsCentury.

Career

Fowler joined ESPN in July 1986 as the host/reporter of ''Scholastic Sports America'', a stint which lasted two years. In 1988, he began serving as a college football sideline reporter for two seasons. While on the college football beat, Fowler conducted an exclusive interview with former star University of Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, who was in prison at the time on drug charges. After Charles Woodson won the 1997 Heisman Trophy over Peyton Manning, Tennessee fans blamed ESPN. In a response to the Tennessee fans Fowler made a statement that the outcome created a "trailer park frenzy" in Tennessee. ESPN's popular game day program was not permitted to visit Tennessee the next season for the Tennessee-Florida game.

Prior to joining ESPN, Fowler spent nearly two years at KCNC-TV, then the NBC affiliate in Denver, as a production assistant, a producer/writer and as a sports reporter. In 1984, he worked for several months at KMGH-TV in the same city as an intern in the sports department.

A graduate of the University of Colorado in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Fowler was the first recipient of the Alan Berg Memorial Journalism Scholarship, awarded by the Denver Press Club.

While an undergraduate, Fowler, a Denver-area native, served as a producer and co-host for a weekly magazine program aired over a cable television system in Boulder, Colorado from 1983–85. He also spent two years as sports director at KAIR-AM, the university's radio station. From 1982–84, he covered high school sports for the ''Rocky Mountain News''.

External links

Chris Fowler ESPN Bio

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