↓ HELLO HEISMAN!

By: Matthew A. Anderson

Mark Ingram II has earned yet another achievement, grabbing the 2009 Heisman Trophy, an honor for being college football's most valuable player. It was the closest race in the 75 year history of the award. You can probably still hear the cheers throughout Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Flint, Michigan, for being Alabama's first ever Heisman winner and for bringing positive attention to his hometown, which has had it's reputation battered for the past few decades.

For more on the story, the acceptance speech video, links to stories across the country and a look back on his High School days with a photo gallery, please visit the Legends Blog.