Heisman Park
Photo courtesy of thecollegerag
Yesterday, college football fans across the globe witnessed the annual presentation of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, the most prestigious recognition in college football.
Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama is the 75th winner of the award, voted Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for 2009. His victory marks the first time a player from the Alabama Crimson Tide has won the Heisman Trophy.
His stats
He has rushed 249 times for 1,542 yards with 15 touchdowns while catching 30 passes for 322 yards and an additional three touchdowns. He has led his team to an undefeated (13-0) regular season and a No.1 National ranking. Go Mark!
A bit about the statue
Starting in 1935, the Heisman Trophy Trust of New York City began awarding the annual Heisman Memorial Trophy annually to an individual who deserves to be named the most outstanding college football player in the United States. The Heisman is a national symbol of collegiate football and is the most desired award in American collegiate athletics.
Cast in bronze medal molding, the statue weighs 45 pounds and is 14 inches long, 13 and a half inches high and six and a half inches wide. It was designed by New York sculptor Frank Eliscu, who used his friend Ed Smith, a starter on the New York University Football team, as the player model for the initial work.
For more information about the Heisman, visit the official Heisman page.
