More than six months after the Oregon Ducks celebrated their first Heisman winner, the state Senate is officially saying, “Mahalo, Marcus.”
The legislative body honored Marcus Mariota on Tuesday, officially approving a resolution that bestows the Senate’s highest civilian honor to the quarterback who led Oregon through three consecutive bowl victories. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Bill Hansen, R-Athena.
Hansen, a UO graduate himself, began the process to get the resolution approved before Mariota won the Heisman Trophy, which athletic department officials transported to Salem for the occasion.
“During the season I thought if he is fortunate enough to win the (Heisman), then I’d better get the ball rolling,” Hansen told The East Oregonian.
The Senate also honored Oregon State’s 1962 Heisman Winner, Terry Baker, in another resolution the same day.
Not to be outdone, Mick Jagger also name-dropped Mariota during a Rolling Stones concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night.
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