22 Facts About Ron Dayne

Ronald Dayne was born on March 14,1978 and is an American former football running back who played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1999.

Ron Dayne played professional football for eight seasons in the National Football League.

Ron Dayne was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft.

Ron Dayne played for the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans.

Ron Dayne would be the all-time rushing yards leader in NCAA Division I FBS history, with 7,125 yards with the bowl game statistics included, though the statistics accumulated in bowl games prior to 2002 are not accounted for by the NCAA.

When Ron Dayne was a child, his parents divorced, and he was sent to live with relatives.

Ron Dayne won the Meet of Champions in both events and breaking his own meet record in the discus.

Ron Dayne attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1996 to 1999.

Over his four seasons, Ron Dayne set the NCAA Division I-A rushing record for total yards in a career.

Ron Dayne gained 1,863 yards as a freshman, 1,421 as a sophomore, 1,325 as a junior, and 1,834 as a senior.

Ron Dayne broke the record in the final game of the 1999 season against Iowa.

Ron Dayne ended his career with 6,397 rushing yards, eclipsing the record set the previous year by Ricky Williams of Texas.

Ron Dayne only gained 36 yards in the 1998 Outback Bowl loss against Georgia the next season, but bounced back the next two seasons with 246 yards and 200 yards, respectively, in the Badgers' 1999 and 2000 Rose Bowl wins.

Ron Dayne won the Heisman Trophy in 1999 as well as other awards throughout college, including Big Ten Player of the Year for 1999 and All-American placement in 1996,1998 and 1999.

Ron Dayne was inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Athletic Hall Of Fame as part of the 2009 class alongside fellow NFL player Joe Panos and MLB pitcher Thornton Kipper.

In 2013, Ron Dayne was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Ron Dayne was selected in the first round with the 11th overall pick of the 2000 NFL draft by the New York Giants.

Fassel reportedly did not like Ron Dayne's halfback running style, and tried to make him a goal line back.

Ron Dayne missed every game during the 2003 regular season due to injury, and the Giants refused to trade him.

Ron Dayne saw minimal playing time during the 2004 regular season.

Ron Dayne was re-signed in the 2006 offseason and named the starter, but fell on the depth chart as the pre-season went along and was cut on September 2,2006.

Ron Dayne did not play in the NFL after the 2007 season.