Mike Garrett, 1965
Photo: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, USC, 1963–⁠65

Mike Garrett

Lettered 1963–⁠65 (school media guide)

Born
Apr 12, 1944, in Los Angeles, California

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Mike Garrett played running back at USC (1963–⁠65). He won the 1965 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1965. The Los Angeles Rams took Garrett in round 2, No. 18 overall in the 1966 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

At a glance

Best season
1965
Heisman Trophy, Chic Harley Award and 4 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in rushing yards, 1965
Drafted
No. 18
Round 2, 1966 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

Team titles: AAWU champions, 1964

All-America: consensus 1965; Central Press first team 1964; UPI second team 1964; AFCA third team 1964

Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1965; W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy 1965

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Games: 2 (1966–⁠67) · Second-team All-Pro: 1969

All-Pro teams: NEA (AFL) second team 1969.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1966–⁠69AFLKansas City Chiefs

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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