Rashaan Salaam

Rashaan Salaam

With the Heisman Trophy in 1994
No. 31, 29
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1974-10-08)October 8, 1974 San Diego, California, U.S.
Died:	December 5, 2016(2016-12-05) (aged 42) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	La Jolla Country Day (San Diego)
College:	Colorado (1992–1994)
NFL draft:	1995 / round: 1 / pick: 21
Career history
Chicago Bears (1995–1997) Oakland Raiders (1999)* Cleveland Browns (1999) Green Bay Packers (1999) Memphis Maniax (2001) San Francisco 49ers (2003)* Toronto Argonauts (2004)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
UPI NFC Rookie of the Year (1995) Heisman Trophy (1994) Walter Camp Award (1994) Doak Walker Award (1994) Jim Brown Trophy (1994) Chic Harley Award (1994) Unanimous All-American (1994) SN Player of the Year (1994) Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1994) 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1993, 1994)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 1,684 Rushing average: 3.6 Rushing touchdowns: 13 Receptions: 16 Receiving yards: 120 Receiving touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Rashaan Iman Salaam (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was an American football running back. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1992 to 1994, became the fourth college player to tally more than 2,000 rushing yards in a season, and won the Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker Award in 1994. He was picked by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft, and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Bears (1995–1997) and the Cleveland Browns (1999). Salaam died by suicide on December 5, 2016.^[1]