USC's Heisman Trophy Winners

Mike Garrett
TB, 1965
O.J. Simpson
TB, 1968
Charles White
TB, 1979
Marcus Allen
TB, 1981
Carson Palmer
QB, 2002
Matt Leinart
QB, 2004
Reggie Bush
RB, 2005
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MIKE GARRETT
1965 Heisman

LHB, Height 5-9, Weight 185, #20
Two-time All-American(1964-65) Mike Garrett was the man who began the great legacy of USC's I-formation tailbacks. He was the Trojans first - and only the West Coast's second - Heisman winner when he whipped an outstanding field of candidates in 1965. Mike set 14 NCAA, conference and USC records in his three-year career, including an NCAA career rushing record of 3,221 yards in the days when 1,000-yard-a-season rushers were almost non-existent. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He later starred for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers and played in Super Bowls I and IV.


 
O.J. SIMPSON
1968 Heisman

LHB, 6-2, 207, #32
O.J. Simpson became USC's second Heisman Trophy winner in 1968 when he captured the award by the most one-sided margin in history. During the regular 1968 season, O.J. established an NCAA record for yards rushing 1,709 in a single season. A two-time unanimous All-American(1967-68), USC's first, he equaled or bettered 19 NCAA, conference and USC records. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. He was a member of USC's 1967 national championship team and the fourth-ranked 1968 team. He played in 2 Rose Bowls, scoring 3 touchdowns overall, and was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1993. A December 1998 Sport Magazine ranking listed him among the Top-10 college football players of the 20th century. Simpson was picked as the top in the 1969 NFL Draft, and also held the NFL single-season rushing record of 2,003 yards set in 1973 and finished his 11-year pro career as the second leading NFL career rusher. He was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.


 
CHARLES WHITE
1979 Heisman

TB, 6-0, 185, #12
Charles White, USC's third Heisman Trophy winner, finished his four-year career as the NCAA's second leading rusher ever with 5,598 regular season yards. Including bowl games, he finished with a Pac-10 record 6,245 yards. He was a member of USC's 1978 national championship team and the final AP second-ranked 1976 and 1979 teams. A two-time unanimous All-American, White set or equaled 22 NCAA, Pac-10, USC, and Rose Bowl records. He gained more than 100 yards 31 times in his career, including 10 times in 1979. In that senior season, Charlie averaged 180.3 yards a game, 6.2 yards a carry, led the nation in rushing, and, for the second straight season, led it in all-purpose running in 1978(174.7 average) and 1979(194.1 average). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.


 
MARCUS ALLEN
1981 Heisman

TB-FB, 6-2, 202, #33
Marcus Allen was an unanimous All-American in 1981 and a member of USC's 1978 national championship team and the AP final second-ranked 1979 team. He played in 2 Rose Bowls and Fiesta Bowl. Marcus Allen, USC's fourth Heisman Trophy winner, was college football's first 2,000-yard rusher. When he captured the award in 1981, Marcus set 14 new NCAA records and tied two others, including most yards rushing in a single season (2,342), highest per-game average (212.9), most 200-yard games in a career(11), most 200-yard games in a season (eight) and most 200-yard games in a row (five).  Allen also led the Trojans in receiving with 30 and 34 catches, respectively, in each of his last two season. He was drafted in the first round(10th pick) of the 1982 NFL Draft and played in Super Bowl XVIII, earning MVP honors.

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Carson Palmer
2002 Heisman

QB, 6-6, 230, #3
After a 21-year drought, Carson Palmer became USC's fifth Heisman Trophy winner (and the first from the West Coast since 1981), as well as Troy's first quarterback winner ever. Carson Palmer became USC's fifth Heisman winner. Palmer set or tied 33 Pac-10 and USC total offense and passing records, including becoming the league's career leader in total offense and passing yards. In 2002, he completed 309-of-489 passes (63.2%) for 3,942 yards and 33 TDs, all USC records. He threw for 300-plus yards in a USC-record 7 games that season, including 3 in a row. He completed at least 60.0% of his passes 9 times.
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Matt Leinart
2004 Heisman

QB, 6-5, 220, #11
Matt Leinart became USC's first junior to win the Heisman Trophy when he did so in 2004 while leading the Trojans to their second consecutive national championship. He completed 65.3% of his passes for 3,322 yards and 33 TDs with just 6 interceptions in 2004. The 2-time All-American is 25-1 as a starter. He ranks fourth on USC's career completions, passing yardage and total offense charts and his 71 career touchdown passes is second in USC history behind Carson Palmer, who won the Heisman in 2002 while Leinart was third-string on the Trojan depth chart.
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Reggie Bush
2005 Heisman

RB, 6-0, 200, #5
After finishing fifth in the Heisman voting in 2004, Reggie Bush became USC's first tailback since 1981 to win the trophy when he did so in 2005 with the highest percentage of points ever. He led the nation in all-purpose running in 2005 (a Pac-10 record 2,890 yards, including a league record 513 against Fresno State) and was fourth in rushing(1,740 yards). He averaged a Pac-10 record 8.7 yards per rush that season and his 19 TDs in 2005 averaged 31.6 yards each. He had 6,617 career all-purpose yards.
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