Heritage Sports Art

Some History

This painting honors the 2005 University of Texas football team and #10, worn by Vincent Vince Young. Coached by Mack Brown and co-captained by Young, Ahmard Hall, David Thomas and Rodrique Wright, the 2005 team went 13-0, winning the National Championship. Texas capped off their undefeated season by beating favored and two-time defending national champ USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl.

Vince Young, also known as VY, was a Quarterback for the University of Texas. In 2005, as a Junior, Vince was one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy - pitted against two USC Trojans (2004 winner QB Matt Leinart and RB Reggie Bush). He would ultimately beat Leinart in the voting, but would finish second to Bush. He was, however, named the 2005 best college football player by College Football News. On January 4, 2006, in a much heralded match-up of the three 2005 Heisman finalists, Vinces Longhorns defeated the Trojans 41-38 to win the Rose Bowl. Youngs incredible performance included: completing 75% of his passes for 267 yards, rushing for another 200 yards on 19 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns and taking home game MVP honors. Following his career at the University of Texas, Vince was drafted #3 overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2006 draft. He was named the Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year and was selected to the Pro Bowl.

A summary of his NFL career can be found at:

http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGVIN01

Here is what our friends at Wikipedia have to say about Vince Young:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Young