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Rashaan Salaam’s Heisman Trophy is going up for auction

The trophy could sell for upward of $300,000, a portion of which will be donated to benefit CTE research

Colorado's Rashaan Salaam poses with the 1994 Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 1994, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York.
Adam Nadel, The Associated Press
Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam poses with the 1994 Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 1994, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York.
Daniel Boniface of The Denver Post
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Rashaan Salaam’s 1994 Heisman Trophy will be up for sale next month, according to .

The auction house said the trophy would likely sell for upwards of $300,000, a portion of which will be donated to benefit CTE research. The former University of Colorado running back won the award in a landslide after becoming just the fourth player in college football history to rush for 2,000 yards.

Salaam took his own life last year at age 42.

Salaam sold his trophy in 2013 to a sports memorabilia dealer who resold it to its current owner the same year. The trophy also includes a letter from Salaam, acknowledging the 2013 sale.

The sale opens on Jan. 8 and bidding will conclude on Jan. 20. Previous Heisman Trophies have sold for between $250,000 and $328,000.

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