The Great White Hope!

So, Toby Gerhart put in another dominating performance at RB for Stanford yesterday (178 years on the ground and 3TDs) in a 55-21 humiliation of the USC Trojans, a week after 223 yards and 3TD against Oregon. He is now getting some serious Heisman talk coming his way with impressive season totals of 1,395 yards and 19 TDs on the ground. The most shocking angle to this story is that the guy is white. Yes, you heard that correctly, I'll give you a few seconds to let that sink in.... A guy almost as white as me (for those that don't know me I pretty much glow in the dark I am so white) is running all over and away from defenses filled with prep all-american recruits.

Not since those first few Gonzaga sweet sixteen teams approximately 10 years ago have pale white guys had such an inspirational sports story that drove us to say "Yes we can!!" (Disclaimer: Hockey does not count because only white people play hockey)

So I had to look up, when is the last time a white RB that won the Heisman trophy? Well, the answer is that it has been over 35 years since such a feat has been achieved. The immortal John Cappeletti, a RB for Penn State, did the impossible back in 1973. Interesting random note, Cappeletti married his HS girlfriend, whose father Alan Amechi also won the Heisman in 1954. You would think that winning the heisman would be a feat that would one-up your father-in-law but not in this case, poor guy. Anyways...

I would like to officially start The Sporting Nerd Campaign of Toby Gerhart for Heisman!!! (Chorus: Yes we Can!! Yes we Can!! Yes we Can!! Yes we Can!! Yes we Can!! ......)