Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans.
Garrett played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers and is currently the athletic director at USC.
A two time All-American, Garrett set numerous NCAA, Pac 10 Con...
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Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans.
Garrett played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers and is currently the athletic director at USC.
A two time All-American, Garrett set numerous NCAA, Pac 10 Conference and USC records in his career by amassing a then unheard of 3,221 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. Garrett also led the nation in rushing in 1965 with 267 carries for 1,440 yards. He also caught 36 passes, returned 43 punts, returned 30 kickoffs and threw 6 passes. Two of his passes went for touchdowns. Garrett was awarded the 1965 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. In 1985 he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Garrett signaled the dawn of the "USC Trojans Football Tailback"...
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