Indiana retired the NCAA Football Jersey Number 32, which belonged to Anthony Thompson. Thompson’s number was the first football jersey retired by Indiana University.  As proof of the fact that he deserves this honor (of having his NCAA football jersey retired), Anthony became the NCAA’s all-time career rushing and scoring leader, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007, and was named to the Big Ten MVP on two separate occasions.

Perhaps even greater than his play, is Thompson’s humility:  “I had to pinch myself when I was sitting in downtown New York,” said Thompson, speaking of his Heisman Trophy nomination.  “I had never been there and it was very surreal.  I figured if I won that would be great, but if I didn’t, it was still such an honor.”

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