Oklahoma's senior quarterback won the most coveted individual award in sports.
A year after finishing third in the Heisman race and the first player since Herschel Walker (1980-82) to finish in the top four three times, Mayfield finally brought home the prestigious prize.
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A new portrait now hangs in New York, and it's more than a work of art.
Mayfield, who wears No. 6, is the sixth player in Oklahoma's illustrious history to bring home the trophy, joining Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003) and Sam Bradford (2008).
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He walked on... twice. Now he walks off as a Heisman Trophy winner and one of the best to ever wear the Sooner uniform.
Mayfield is the first player since the NCAA allowed the creation of athletics scholarships in 1950 to start his football career as a walk-on athlete and go on to win the award.
