Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, his closest rival was Toby Gerhart which garnered 28 points less, the closest ever, in Heisman history. Ingram is the first ever winner of Heisman Trophy from Alabama. His achievement is one for the books that will truly make his father proud.

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"Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama was selected as the 75th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for 2009. Ingram won the award over Toby Gerhart of Stanford by only 28 points in the closest finish in the 75 year history of the Heisman. Previously, the closest race was in 1985 when Bo Jackson defeated Chuck Long by just 45 points.

Mark Ingram will officially be honored at the 75th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award Dinner on Monday evening, December 14th at the Marriot Marquis in New York. For more information, contact Tim Henning at 212-425-7000."

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Here is the list of winners by year on Heisman Trophy.

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"Heisman Winners

Year Name School Position Class
1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago RB Sr. 84
1936 Larry Kelley Yale END Sr. 219
1937 Clint Frank Yale QB Sr. 524
1938 Davey O'Brien TCU QB Sr. 519
1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa RB Sr. 651
1940 Tom Harmon Michigan RB Sr. 1,303
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota RB Sr. 554
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia RB Sr. 1,059
1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame QB Sr. 648
1944 Les Horvath Ohio State QB Sr. 412
1945 Doc Blanchard Army FB Jr. 860
1946 Glenn Davis Army RB Sr. 792
1947 John Lujack Notre Dame QB Sr. 742
1948 Doak Walker Southern Met. RB Jr. 778
1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame E Sr. 995
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State RB Jr. 633
1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton RB Sr. 1,777
1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma RB Sr. 525
1953 John Lattner Notre Dame RB Sr. 1,850
1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin FB Sr. 1,068
1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State RB Sr. 2,219
1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame QB Sr. 1,066
1957 John David Crow Texas A&M RB Sr. 1,183
1958 Pete Dawkins Army RB Sr. 1,394
1959 Billy Cannon Louisiana St. RB Sr. 1,929
1960 Joe Bellino Navy RB Sr. 1,793
1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse RB Sr. 824
1962 Terry Baker Oregon State QB Sr. 707
1963 Roger Staubach Navy QB Jr. 1,860
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame QB Sr. 1,026
1965 Mike Garrett USC RB Sr. 926
1966 Steve Spurrier Florida QB Sr. 1,679
1967 Gary Beban UCLA QB Sr. 1,968
1968 O.J. Simpson USC RB Sr. 2,853
1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma FB Sr. 1,488
1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford QB Sr. 2,229
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn QB Sr. 1,597
1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska RB Sr. 1,310
1973 John Cappelletti Penn State RB Sr. 1,057
1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State RB Jr. 1,920
1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State RB Sr. 1,800
1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh RB Sr. 2,357
1977 Earl Campbell Texas RB Sr. 1,547
1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma RB Jr. 827
1979 Charles White USC RB Sr. 1,695
1980 George Rogers South Carol. RB Sr. 1,128
1981 Marcus Allen USC RB Sr. 1,797
1982 Herschel Walker Georgia RB Jr. 1,926
1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska RB Sr. 1,801
1984 Doug Flutie Boston Coll. QB Sr. 2,240
1985 Bo Jackson Auburn RB Sr. 1,509
1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla) QB Sr. 2,213
1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame WR Sr. 1,442
1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma St. RB Jr. 1,878
1989 Andre Ware Houston QB Jr. 1,073
1990 Ty Detmer Brigham You. QB Jr. 1,482
1991 Desmond Howard Michigan WR Jr. 2,077
1992 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla) QB Sr. 1,400
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Sr. 2,310
1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado RB Jr. 1,743
1995 Eddie George Ohio State RB Sr. 1,460
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida QB Sr. 1,363
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB Jr. 1,815
1998 Ricky Williams Texas RB Sr. 2,355
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB Sr. 2,042
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB Sr. 1,628
2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB Sr. 770
2002 Carson Palmer USC QB Sr. 1,328
2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB Jr. 1,481
2004 Matt Leinart USC QB Jr. 1,325
2005 Reggie Bush USC RB Jr. 2,541
2006 Troy Smith Ohio State QB Sr. 2,540
2007 Tim Tebow Florida QB Sop 1,957
2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB Sop 1,726"

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In the closest balloting ever, Alabama running back Mark Ingram has won the 75th Heisman Trophy.
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Mark's acceptance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU5ukG15WBE

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Ingram received 227 first-place votes and 1,304 points. ... Ingram is the third consecutive sophomore to win the Heisman since Tebow became the first in 2007 and he will be the sixth winner in the last seven years to go on to play in the BCS national championship game.
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Past recipients:

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2009 Mark Ingram, Alabama
2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2007 Tim Tebow, Florida
2006 Troy Smith, Ohio St.
2005 Reggie Bush, USC
2004 Matt Leinart, USC
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Mark Ingram was selected as the winner of 2009 Heisman Trophy. He is the 75th winner.

http://www.apakistannews.com/2009-heisman-trophy-winner-151690
http://www.theonlinewire.com/17/6005/GAMBLING-ARTICLE/2009-Heisman-Trophy-Winner--Time-and-Channel.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU5ukG15WBE
http://www.heisman.com/index.php
http://www.lugaluda.com/2009/12/12/2009-heisman-trophy-winner-mark-ingram/

The past winners of this trophy are given here;

http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/heisman/heisman_trophy_winners.htm

The sources are included below.

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Mark Ingram won, with Toby Gerhart second. Interesting to look at all the blog comments regarding the heisman trophy process. A lot of people question Ingram selection over Gerhart, given that both are running backs and Gerhart won Doak Walker award for best running back in the country. A lot of people bvelieve Heisman is basically the award for the MVP of the #1 Team. Lots of support for Suh from Nebraska too.... so the Heisman award is surrounded in controversy just like the NCAA Football national championship process. That is good and bad. Debate, difference of opinion, cases made for others, etc. just shows how many fans there are, and how passionate each fan is for their favorite player, team, etc. There is far less interest and debate in professional football, with its playoff system. Not saying that is bad, but point is, people will be talking about who should win Heisman or who should be number one until next year's season is underway...makes the season and interest last a lot longer...

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Running back Mark Ingram has won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Alabama player to receive college football's most significant award.

The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner is Mark Ingram from the University of Alabama.  Mark is a sophomore Running Back for the University of Alabama. 
In winning the award , Mark beat out other Heisman finalists Toby Gerhart (Stanford University), Colt McCoy (University of Texas), Ndamukong Suh (University of Nebraska), and Tim Tebow (University of Florida).

Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama

Mark Ingram, Jr. of the University of Alabama won the 2009 Heisman Trophy. He was the 75th winner of this award.

2009 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER : Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama, USA was selected as the 75TH WINNER (as the Most Outstanding College Football Player for 2009). Ingram becomes the the 75th Heisman Trophy award winner and the first one ever from Alabama. It can be remember that for the 2009 season, Mark Ingram had a total of 1,542 total yards and 15 touchdowns. He also caught for 322 yards and three touchdowns. Mark Ingram won the award over Toby Gerhart of Stanford University by only 28 points in the closest finish in the 75 year history of the Heisman (in 1985 when Bo Jackson defeated Chuck Long by just 45 points). The other 2009 Heisman Finalists are Colt Mccoy of University of Texas, Ndamukong Suh of University of Nebraska and Tim Tebow of University of Florida.

Heisman Trophy Presentation 2009 Dinner will be held on Monday, December 14 (today Dec13). The winner of the 75th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy will be presented his award at this event.

Michael Comerford, of the Heisman Trophy Trust, which annually presents the Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, announced the selection of Ingram on Saturday evening, December 12th, on a nationally televised ESPN sports special live from the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.

The victory for the 5’10”, 215-pound Ingram marks the first time a member of the Crimson Tide has won the Heisman Trophy.

Ingram, of Flint, MI, has rushed 249 times for 1,542 yards (6.2 yards per carry) with 15 touchdowns while catching 30 passes for 322 yards and an additional 3 touchdowns.

His rushing total established a single season record at Alabama. While leading the Crimson Tide to an undefeated (13-0) regular season and a No.1 National ranking, Ingram was named the AP Offensive Player of the Year and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

Additionally, Ingram led Alabama to a berth in the BCS Championship Game on January 7th against Texas where he will face off against fellow Heisman finalist, Colt McCoy.

Ballots were mailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 55 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 926 electors. The ballots are received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Ingram polled 1,304 points to capture the award over Toby Gerhart of Stanford (1,276 points), Colt McCoy of Texas (1,145 points), Ndamukong Suh (815 points) and the 2007 Heisman winner, Tim Tebow of Florida (390 points).

The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.

Mark Ingram will officially be honored at the 75th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award Dinner on Monday evening, December 14th at the Marriot Marquis in New York. For more information, contact Tim Henning at 212-425-7000.