Jerry Allen, the legendary voice of the Ducks once said of Marcus Mariota, "He's not only a Heisman Trophy candidate, he's a Heisman Trophy person." Meaning that the way Mariota conducted himself and represented the school was a credit to his culture and his family.
And it was. Along with his center Hroniss Grasu, two-time NCAA javelin champion Sam Crouser, 14-time All-American Jenna Prandini, a national champion in the 100 meters and the long jump, and three-time softball All-American and Olympic silver medalist Janie Takeda Reed, Mariota is being inducted this weekend into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame.