The Colorado star responded to his victory with class, candor and charisma.
However, a man crucial to Hunter's journey was not present: his father, who did not travel to the ceremony in New York. As he accepted North American sports' most famous award, Hunter addressed his father directly.
"Dad, I love you," Hunter said, blinking back tears. "All the stuff you went through, man.... look at your oldest son. I did it for you, man. All the times you ain't get to see me, and the times that you came to see my games. From probably two games in high school to seeing me on TV every weekend and coming to see me, man, that means so much to me."
Travis Hunter speaking directly to his father, who couldn't make the Heisman ceremony tonight, is the only video you need to see tonight "I really don't feel no different because I always know he could win, if he put his mind to win," he said. "He's always had that... since he started playing football when he was four years old."Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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