The Madden Curse STARTED with him… So who was Garrison Hearst? | FPP

With Amazon Prime releasing their new documentary - It's in the Game: Madden NFL, it got me thinking about the Madden Curse, and while there have been many to fall victim, its first victim tends to be its most forgotten. An All-American and Heisman candidate for the Georgia Bulldogs in college, who finished third in Heisman voting as a Junior. Garrison Hearst had it all as a running back; eventually hitting his stride with the Steve Young and Jerry Rice led San Francisco 49ers. But in his prime, less than 5 months after appearing on the cover of Madden, he suffered what was believed to be a career-ending injury and was out of football for nearly 3 years. Yet he fought back and won comeback player of the year before ending his career gracefully. But Garrison Hearst was a complete back, and if not for the injuries, he could have been one of the best in NFL History.

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