This is long overdue.
The late Rashaan Salaam, Colorado’s only Heisman Trophy winner, was named to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022, the National Football Federation announced on Monday.
Salaam rushed for over 3,000 yards during his college career, including 2,055 yards during his Heisman winning junior season in 1994.
Just over five years after Salaam tragically took his own life in 2016. his mother, Khalada Salaam-Alaji, spoke on the honor and the need for continued work in mental health.
“I wish Rashaan was still here so that he could use this wonderful recognition to support mental and physical health issues,” Salaam-Alaji said in a statement. “His going into the College Hall of Fame is a good thing, but there is so much serious social work that has to be done on this side for our children and this planet. If Rashaan was here, I think he would enjoy this honor and celebration of him being inducted into the National Football College Football of Fame.”
The induction ceremony is set for Dec. 6.
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