CU Buffs’ Rashaan Salaam wins program’s first Heisman Trophy | Dec. 10, 1994 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.
Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.
For Nos. 50 to 1, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati coordinated a 19-member committee to rank in order what they considered the top moments. The No. 1 moment will be revealed July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.
No. 26 — Dec. 10, 1994
At one point eight games into the season, it could be argued that the University of Colorado had three Heisman Trophy candidates – Rashaan Salaam, Kordell Stewart and Michael Westbrook. They separated themselves late in the season and the nod went to Salaam, who became the first Heisman winner in the state of Colorado. He won the voting easily with 400 first place votes and almost doubling the point total over a pair of Penn State players, Ki-Jana Carter and Kerry Collins.
— Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian