Walker ran for 1,616 yards in his junior season, giving him 5,259 over his career — still the NCAA record for rushing yards in three seasons. A gifted all-around athlete, Walker was also an All-American sprinter for Georgia’s track-and-field team (later, he would even ride the bobsled in the Olympics). After winning the Heisman, Walker joined the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and became the fledgling league’s star attraction. In a 2008 book, Walker revealed his struggle with dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, a debilitating mental illness. — Sean Gregory
Top 10 Heisman Trophy Winners
Mark Ingram became Alabama's first Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night, Dec. 12, snagging one of sport's most coveted pieces of hardware — the first for the school's storied football program. Ingram, who hails from Flint, Mich., claimed the 75th prize in a tightly contested race, edging out Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, Nebraska defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and quarterbacks Tim Tebow of Florida — the 2007 Heisman winner — and Colt McCoy of Texas. Here's a look at TIME's top 10 Heisman winners.