A Reader Says That The Rose Bowl Proved Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey Was Robbed Of The Heisman
01/03/2016
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Re: Paul Kersey’s article Why Derrick Henry Beat Christian McCaffrey For The Heisman—The Only Form Of Racism That REALLY Exists In Sports

From: Mitchell Day [Email him]

Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey,  the white guy who lost out on the Heisman to black Alabama player Derrick Henry, absolutely astounded everyone in America with his Rose Bowl performance. (368 all-purpose yards gained, including a 75 yard run on the first play—followed by a punt return for a TD.)

Watch highlights below:

The sports writer reporting on this says "While he was breaking records, you were buying into stereotypes. " (Stereotypes about white football players.) [America now knows: Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey should have won the Heisman By Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, Jan 3, 2016]

And here is a lame response from USA Today

Christian McCaffrey's Rose Bowl performance doesn't mean Derrick Henry shouldn't have won the Heisman, By: Nick Schwartz, January 2, 2016.

Even before the Rose Bowl, and before the award, Colin Cowherd had a video about the controversy that put paid to the counter "arguments" [Christian McCaffrey won't win the Heisman, but here's why he should] but the Rose Bowl proved it!

See previous letters from the same reader

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