American Stories: Perry's Heisman-level Performance Carried Navy

On a day in which college football's top individual honor was presented, Navy's Malcolm Perry delivered an unforgettable performance to bring the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy back to Annapolis

by Dick Weiss for TheAmerican.org

PHILADELPHIA — Perhaps it was only poetic that the annual Army-Navy game was nationally televised on CBS prior to the annual Heisman Trophy award ceremony on ESPN, which featured three quarterbacks — Joe Burrow of LSU, Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma and Justin Fields of Ohio State — among the four finalists.

And perhaps if the Heisman vote were to take place after the Army-Nav game, there might well have been another candidate. America got a chance to see Navy’s 5-9, 190-pound…