[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16069]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                JOHNNY ``FOOTBALL'' MANZIEL FOR HEISMAN

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of 
freshman sensation Johnny ``Football'' Manziel's quest to become the 
first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. He is a redshirt freshman 
quarterback at Texas A&M who has led the Texas Aggies to a 10-2 record 
this year, losing only to Florida, which is currently ranked No. 3 in 
the Nation, and to LSU, which I believe is currently ranked No. 7 in 
the Nation.
  He has broken the record for total offense, not once but twice this 
year, in the Southeastern Conference. His total offense for the year 
exceeds that of both Cam Newton's, of Auburn, and Tim Tebow's, of 
Florida, when they were playing, and they both won the Heisman Trophy 
in their years.
  Texas A&M is going to play Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on January 7. 
It would be a supreme blessing if the Heisman Trophy voters for the 
first time were to vote for Johnny ``Football'' Manziel, quarterback of 
the fighting Texas Aggies.

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