Cameron "Cam" Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989[1] in College Park, Georgia) is the starting quarterback for theAuburn Tigers. Newton was initially a member of the Florida Gators. He would later transfer to Blinn College, where his team won a national junior college football championship. Newton was then recruited by head coach Gene Chizikof Auburn University and transferred once more. He became just the third player in major college football history to pass for 20 touchdowns and rush for 20 touchdowns in a single season. On December 11, 2010, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player despite a major controversy concerning his eligibility that embroiled the second half of the season.
Cameron Newton is the son of Cecil Newton, Sr., who played strong safety for two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys[2] and the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.[3]
In 2005, as a junior in Westlake High School, Fulton County, Georgia, Cameron Newton ran for 638 yards with 9 touchdowns and threw for 2,500 yards, completing 118 out of 189 pass attempts for 23 touchdowns with 9 interceptions. In 2006, as a senior, Newton threw for 1,400 yards and ran for another 1,000 yards. On September 7, 2006, Newton verbally committed to University of Florida, and on National Signing Day 2007, Newton signed hisletter of intent. Newton was an early enrollee, and arrived on campus just before the beginning of the team's spring practice.
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