In three years with the Trojan teams, he gained 4,876 yards in rushing, passing, receiving, punt returns and kickoff returns. This is approximately 2.7 miles. Garrett's rushing record of 3,221 yards led the nation's runners in 1965 and broke Ollie Matson's 15-year-old NCAA career mark. The 5'9" 189-pound halfback holds nearly all of his college's football offensive records and many of the AAWU Conference on the West Coast. He was USC's first Heisman Trophy winner. From college Garrett went to the Kansas City Chiefs where he played for four years and then played four years more with the San Diego Chargers. In San Diego Mike founded a community-based educational program for underprivileged children. As Associate Athletic Director for two years, in 1993 Mike was named Athletic Director at his alma mater, the University of Southern California. He has remained actively involved in youth programs in Los Angeles and started the East Los Angeles Youth Activities to deal with gang youth and has been a motivating force behind several charity sports programs. Mike with his wife Suzanne, have two children, Sara and Daniel, and reside in Pasadena, California.

Mike was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1985.

The Voting

				Points
Place	Name	School	Pos.	1	2	3	Total
1st	Mike Garrett	Southern California	Sr.	TB	179	143	103 926
2nd	Howard Twilley	Tulsa	Sr.	E	101	78	69 528
3rd	Jim Grabowski	Illinois	Sr.	FB	97	72	46 481
4th	Donnie Anderson	Texas Tech	Sr.	FB-P	78	57	60 408
5th	Floyd Little	Syracuse	Jr.	RB	51	42	50 287
6th	Steve Juday	Michigan State	Sr.	QB	53	40	42 281
7th	Tommy Nobis	Texas	Sr.	LB	27	37	50 205
8th	Bob Griese	Purdue	Jr.	QB	32	36	25 193
9th	Steve Spurrier	Florida	Jr.	QB	17	14	14 93
10th	Steve Sloan	Alabama	Sr.	QB	18	15	8 92

USC's Mike Garrett, who was also a standout baseball player for the Trojans, won in the East, South and Far West. Tulsa's Howard Twilley, who later became a pro star with the Miami Dolphins, recorded the best finish for a receiver in the Heisman balloting since Yale's Larry Kelley won the second award in 1936.

No. registered electors: 1,160
Date of announcement: November 23, 1965
Date of dinner: December 2, 1965

The positions within each region are as follows:

Place	EAST	SOUTH	MIDWEST	SOUTHWEST	FAR WEST
1st	Garrett	Garrett	Grabowski	Anderson	Garrett
2nd	Little	Twilley	Garrett	Twilley	Twilley
3rd	Twilley	Anderson	Twilley	Nobis	Grabowski
4th	Grabowski	Spurrier	Juday	Garrett	Anderson
5th	Anderson	Sloan	Griese	Grabowski	Juday