BOULDER — The University of Colorado football program will retire uniform number 19 after this season to honor the late Rashaan Salaam, as the announcement took place Friday at the school's annual football kickoff luncheon hosted by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
Salaam, the Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker Award winner for the 1994 season, was also a unanimous All-American and the Walter Camp National Player of the Year after having one of the best individual seasons in college football history. He tragically took his own life last Dec. 5 in Boulder at the age of 42.
After a short video showcasing some of his highlights, the longtime "Voice of the Buffaloes," Larry Zimmer made the formal announcement.