Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett played professional football for eight seasons, and is currently the athletic director at USC.

College Career

---

A two time All-American, Garrett set numerous NCAA, Pac 10 Conference and USC records in his career by amassing a then unheard of 3,221 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. He also caught 36 passes, returned 43 punts, returned 30 kickoffs and threw 6 passes. Two of his passes went for touchdowns. In 1985 he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Garrett signaled the dawn of the "Tailback U" era, where USC chugged out a stream of top tailbacks included Heisman winners O.J. Simpson ('68), Charles White ('79), and Marcus Allen ('81); as well as Heisman runner-ups Anthony Davis ('74) and Ricky Bell ('76).

Professional Career

---

He went on to star in the NFL(1966-1973), playing for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers. He was a two time pro bowler in 1966 and 1967. Garrett played in the first ever NFL Super Bowl with the Chiefs after the 1966 season(Super Bowl 1), and won a championship ring with them in Super Bowl IV. Garrett was the top rusher of Super Bowl IV with 11 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 25 yards and returning a kickoff for 18 yards. He also contributed 17 rushing yards, 3 receptions for 28 yards, and 2 kickoff returns for 43 yards in their Super Bowl I loss.

In his 8 AFL/NFL seasons, Garrett rushed for 5,481 yards, caught 238 passes for 2,010 yards, returned 14 kickoffs for 323 yards, and returned 39 punts for 235 yards. Overall, Garrett gained a total of 8,049 yards and scored 49 touchdowns(35 rushing, 13 receiving, 1 punt return).

Post Retirement

---

Mike Garrett returned to USC to become Athletic Director. He came under fire when he hired the heavily-criticized Pete Carroll as head football coach in 2001, but redeemed himself when USC returned to status as a dominant football power.

Personal

---

Garrett graduated from Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California.

Garrett was a brother of Alpha Phi Omega while a student at USC.

External links

---

• Mike Garrett's stats
• Mike Garrett's CHOF bio
• Mike Garrett Profile at USC Legends

1944 births | Living people | American football running backs | People from Los Angeles | Kansas City Chiefs players | San Diego Chargers players | Heisman Trophy winners | Alpha Phi Omega brothers | USC Trojans football players | AFC Pro Bowl players