ALL-AMERICAN MICHAEL VICK
Quarterback ~ 6-1 ~ 214 ~ r-So. ~ Newport News, Va.
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- Went 10-1 as a starter in his first year at the helm, leading the Hokies
to the BCS National Championship game
- Accounted for 322 yards of total offense in the Nokia Sugar Bowl, rushing
for 97 yards and a TD and throwing for 225 yards and a score on 15-of-29
passing against the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles
- Finished third in the voting for the 1999 Heisman Trophy, equalling the
highest finish ever by a freshman
- First freshman invited to the Heisman Award ceremony in 18 years
- Runner-up for The Associated Press Player of the Year
- The Sporting News First-Team All-American quarterback
- The Sporting News Freshman of the Year
- Football News First-Team Freshman All-American
- Associated Press Second-Team All-American
- BCS Second-Team All-America
- CBS SportsLine Second-Team All-American
- One of 10 candidates for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's
best quarterback
- Unanimous BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
- BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
- First-team BIG EAST quarterback
- The first player in Division I history to win a league's Player of
the Year Award (offensive, defensive or special teams) in the same season
he won Rookie of the Year
- Led the highest-scoring offense in Division I
- Led the nation in passing efficiency with a 180.4 rating
- Set a NCAA freshman record for passing efficiency
- Set four school passing records
- Had a rushing play of 20 yards or more in all 11 games in which he played
- Winner of the inaugural Archie Griffin Award for College Football Player of the Year
- Winner of an ESPY in 1999 as College Football's Performer of the Year
- Was named a preseason All-American at quarterback by Street & Smith's.
- Was selected as a first-team All-America quarterback by
Collegefootballnews.com.
- Blue Ribbon chose Vick as its first-team All-America quarterback and also
tabbed him as its Offensive Player of the Year.
- Was named by Lindy's as the first-team All-America signal caller and was
chosen as its National Offensive Player of the Year.
- Was chosen as Football News' second-team All-America quarterback.
- Was selected in the 30th round with the 887th pick of Major League
Baseball's 2000 Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
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