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Joe Burrow gives all-time great Heisman Trophy acceptance speech

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 12/14/19

Joe Burrow had an incredible season for the LSU Tigers that might have only been surpassed in quality by his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech.

Burrow on Saturday won the Heisman by a record margin. He received the highest percentage of first-place votes ever, the highest percentage of possible points, and the highest percentage of ballots named.

Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy in a landslide:

-Second most total first-place votes (841)
-Largest margin of victory (1,846 points)
-Highest percentage of first-place votes (90.7%)
-Highest percentage of possible points (93.8%)
-Highest percentage of ballots named (95.5%)

— Joey Kaufman (@joeyrkaufman) December 15, 2019

Much like his historic margin of Heisman victory, Burrow delivered a historic speech. He discussed his path, which included his time at Ohio State. He gave credit to his LSU teammates. He thanked Ed Orgeron. He recognized how privileged he is to excel coming from an area of Ohio that is impoverished.

Here is his entire speech — it’s well worth your time: