Johnny Manziel, also known as Johnny Football, is the only freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy. His talents and skills give him the ability to be a multidimensional quarterback. He was recruited out of High School to Texas A&M and this is where the national first really got to known Johnny but his great football talents did not start here.
During his days at Tivy High School Johnny also put up some good numbers. Junior year was the first year he started as quarterback. He had 2,903 passing yards, 1,544 rushing yards, 152 receiving yards and a total of 55 touchdowns. The next year as a senior his stats only went up. He had 3,609 passing yards, 45 passing touchdowns, 1,674 rushing yards, and 30 rushing touchdowns.
When he made it to Texas A&M students gave him the name "Johnny Football" and it stuck. Johnny's freshman year he had 3,706 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, 1,410 rushing yards, and 21 rushing touchdowns. While doing this, Johnny took Texas A&M on to win the Cotton Bowl Classic.
- 2012 Heisman Trophy Winner
- Manning Award
- Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
- 2012 SEC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic MVP
- Most Games with 300+ passing and 100+ rushing yards
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