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Heisman's Fab Five Brees, Dayne, Hamilton, Pennington, Vick invited
Posted: Monday December 06, 1999 08:14 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Peter Warrick, the one-time Heisman favorite, wasn't among the five finalists invited to Saturday night's trophy presentation. The Florida State wide receiver probably lost his chance to win college football's top individual prize when he missed two games because of his arrest in a shopping mall clothing scam. The five finalists announced Monday by the Downtown Athletic Club were: Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne, Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton, Purdue quarterback Drew Brees, Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington and Virginia Tech freshman quarterback Michael Vick.
The finalists were invited based on the returns from the 921 Heisman voters. Warrick, who caught 71 passes for 934 yards in nine games for the top-ranked Seminoles (11-0), was suspended for two games in midseason following his arrest on felony grand theft charges. He and former teammate Laveranues Coles bought more than $400 worth of designer clothes Sept. 29 at a Dillard's department store for $21.40. The charges was later reduced to a misdemeanor, and Warrick was allowed to rejoin the team.
Last week, Warrick admitted he probably had no chance to win the Heisman, but hoped to be invited to New York. "When I got in that trouble, it hurt me a lot," Warrick said. He also said the Heisman winner should be "the person that can help their team win no matter what they have to do. Keep the team first and remain unselfish."
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