Rashaan Salaam passed away at the age of 42 in December 2016 from what was eventually ruled a suicide. Two years prior to his death, Salaam sold his Heisman Trophy to a memorabilia dealer who later sold the award to a Denver real-estate investor. On Saturday, the trophy went up for auction and garnered $399,608, the highest recorded price for such an award. A portion of the proceeds will go to help support CTE-related research in honor of Salaam’s memory.
See Darren Rovell, Rashaan Salaam’s Heisman Sells for Record $399,608; Money to Aid CTE Research, ESPN, January 21, 2018.
Special thanks to David S. Luber (Florida Probate Attorney) for bringing this article to my attention.
