The Heisman Trophy Podcast

Offseason Episode 1: Olympic Gold Medalist Speed Skater and Heisman Humanitarian Joey Cheek

Heisman Trophy Podcast Season 4 Episode 1

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The Heisman Trophy Podcast is now available in the offseason, starting with this month's episode featuring, Joey Cheek, a 2006 Olympic speed skating gold medalist and original Heisman Humanitarian. Cheek shares insights on athletic excellence, mental toughness, the impact of social media, and his humanitarian work with the organizations Right to Play and Team Darfur. Discover how elite athletes prepare, handle pressure, and leverage their platforms for global good. Also, find out what it's like to hang with George Clooney and Don Cheadle on the way to Egypt. 

Only three living football coaches have coached three or more Heisman Trophy winners and one of them is Pete Carroll, formerly of USC. Explore the fascinating career of Carroll through the insights of author Monte Burke, a New York Times bestselling author who brings clear focus to Carroll's coaching philosophy and impact on college football.

We close out the show by making a list of the five best plays in Heisman Trophy history.  Will Fernando Mendoza's amazing run against Miami make the cut?


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The Heisman Trophy Podcast streams every Wednesday during the college football season and is hosted produced, edited and engineered by Chris Huston. The pod is available on all streaming networks, including Spotify and Apple Music, and features video interviews and bonus content on YouTube and TikTok. We also have a reddit community.

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