Heisman Trophy

Do you ever watch football? Damir Smith did, a lot. This is a story about Damir Smith becoming one of the best NFL Quarterbacks of all time. Damir was dedicated his whole life, performed well in school even though it was challenging sometimes , and never gave up on his dream of becoming a football player. His long journey started at a very young age, but always had a very big hart. He was born September 7th , 2001 born to Jasmine and Michael Smith. His whole football career believe it or not…

famous for His outstanding athletic ability in the late 1900’s. Orenthal James Simpson (June 9, 1947) nicknamed “O.J.”, “O.J. Simpson” or “The Juice” was an American football player, TV broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon. He is the 1968 Heisman trophy winner and record holder for rushing yards in a 14 game season in the national football league. He played in the national football league (NFL) for 11 seasons with two different teams. Orenthal Simpson or “The Juice” was a loved person and…

How would the participation award make you feel? Participation trophies cause a lot of controversy with people. Do participation trophies have a positive impact, or are they detrimental? Participation trophies have become very common. “Today, participation trophies and prizes are almost a given,” says Ashley Merryman the author of "Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing." There are many reasons why people support participation trophies. One of the reasons is that people believe in valuing…

this time. During the 2005 football season Bush had an unbelievable athletic year and went on to receive the Heisman trophy. This trophy is given to one player each year, who is voted by a committee as the best player in the nation for that year. After the first set of accusations of Bush and his family accepting improper benefits, the NCAA ruled that he would have to forfeit his Heisman trophy, he was banned from the USC campus, and his memorabilia in the university were to be taken down.…

and former football player Tim Tebow. His parents home-schooled him, and Tebow was also allowed to play football at a Florida Christian academy. He later played quarterback at the University of Florida, winning two national championships and a Heisman Trophy, and three seasons in the NFL. The House of Delegates…

As Jeré Longman reports, the question of whether home-schooled students should be allowed to play on high school sports teams has been taken up as a measure being considered by the Virginia legislature. He laid out the positions on both sides: Patrick Foss is a top teenage soccer player who plans to graduate a semester early and enter the University of Virginia next January. His neighbor is a point guard on the local public high school basketball team in northern Virginia. Next fall, Patrick,…

In any business someone is getting the short end of the stick. Whether that be an employee, manager, or even costumer; there seems to always be a winner and loser. But there is one business that is unmatched in its disparity between winners and loser, and that is the business of college football. The last time this country saw such a wide gap between people benefiting from a business while others suffered was back in the 1920s when we did not have labor laws and employers could pay workers next…

Randy had some very notable accomplishments in his High school sports career despite his small town and his childhood. Moss was born on february 13, 1977 in Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in the nearby small town of Rand and attended Dupont High school. Rand (aka “Rand University” according to ESPNS 30 for 30 on Randy) was a very small town with a population under two-thousand. In his High school days as a Dupont Panther, he carried his football team to back-to-back state championships…

and I are both extremely athletic. Tim played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. I play football, basketball, and baseball in middle school. He was so talented at football in college, at the University of Florida, he won the Heisman Trophy and the BCS National Championship with the Gators. I have won a championship in football as well. I won the Three Rivers District Championship with my eighth grade football team. Tebow plays professional baseball for the New York Mets. I…

but he never strayed off from God. In 2006 Tim Tebow received a scholarship to University of Florida to play football. His freshman year he played as the backup. The next year he became the starting quarterback and won, among other honors, the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien Award. He later set many records, including the Gators' single-game QB rushing yards and records for SEC season rushing touchdowns , career high single-game rushing touchdowns and SEC…