In recognition of how big Joe Burrow has become on the national stage, APG Ohio’s sister papers, The Athens Messenger and The Athens NEWS, are running a three-part series charting Athens High School 2015 graduate Joe Burrow’s storied road to the pinnacle of success in American sports, the Heisman Trophy. Saturday evening in New York City, Burrow accepted the award, with other candidates trailing far behind. His emotional acceptance speech – with a shout-out to southeast Ohio and Athens County – was one for the ages.
For this series, we culled content from articles written over the past seven years by Athens Messenger Sports Editor Kevin Wiseman and Messenger sports writer Jason Arkley.