Garrison Hearst

Garrison Hearst

Hearst with Georgia in 1991
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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1971-01-04) January 4, 1971 (age 46)
Place of birth:	Lincolnton, Georgia
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lincolnton (GA) Lincoln County
College:	Georgia
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals (1993–1995) Cincinnati Bengals (1996) San Francisco 49ers (1997–1998, 2001–2003) Denver Broncos (2004)
Career highlights and awards
AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2001) 2× PFWA NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1995, 2001) 2× Pro Bowl (1998, 2001) Second-Team All-Pro (1998) PFW First-Team All-NFC (1998) Consensus All-American (1992) Citrus Bowl MVP (1993) Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Attempts: 1,831 Rushing yards: 7,966 Rushing TDs: 30 Receptions: 229 Receiving yards: 2,065 TD receptions: 9 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Gerard Garrison Hearst (born January 4, 1971) is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as an All-American. A first-round pick by the Phoenix Cardinals, he also played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos of the NFL. He ran for 1,000 yards or more in four different seasons. He was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2001.

Garrison Hearst was born in Lincolnton, Georgia. He attended Lincoln County High School in Lincolnton, where he was an all-state running back and broke several records.

Hearst attended the University of Georgia, and played for the Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1990 to 1992, leading the nation in touchdowns (21) and in scoring (11.5 points per game) in his junior year. During his career, he established new school and Southeastern Conference (SEC) records for points scored in a season (126), total touchdowns (21), rushing touchdowns (19), and average yards per carry (6.8)*. Hearst was a consensus All-America selection, the Doak Walker Award recipient, ESPN's ESPY Winner for Outstanding Collegiate Athlete and SEC Player of the year in 1992. He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Hearst finished his college career second on the Georgia records list in rushing yardage (3,232), all-purpose yardage (3,934), and 100-yard rushing games (16); trailing only Herschel Walker. He also finished third in career rushing touchdowns (35).