Gridiron Heroes: Six Heisman Trophy Winners
- ISBN-10
- 0943403782
- ISBN-13
- 9780943403786
- Category
- College athletes
- Pages
- 31
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Author
- Richard J. Brenner
Description
Gridiron Heroes tells the exciting stories of six winners of the Heisman Trophy, the most celebrated award in college football. Included in this star-studded lineup are Sam Bradford, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 National Football League draft; Mark Ingram, the reigning Heisman winner; Tim Tebow, the first sophomore to win the award; Reggie Bush, the slashing running back of the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints; Carson Palmer, the hard-throwing quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, and Charles Woodson, the 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
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