Travis Hunter's father in tears watching his son on live TV giving emotional shoutout at Heisman ceremony

Colorado Buffaloes cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter made his father Travis Hunter Sr. proud with tears as he watched his son's emotional speech on being announced the Heisman Trophy winner at Lincoln Center in New York.

Hunter, who became the first two-way player since Michigan’s Charles Woodson in 1997 to win the honor, had everyone from his close entourage but his father in New York. Hunter's fiancee Leanna Lenne, brother Trayvis and his mother Ferrante Harris were present at the ceremony but for personal reasons, Hunter's dad couldn't make it.

However, he made sure to enjoy his son's Heisman speech on TV, which included a special mention of him. Tears soon filled Travis Hunter Sr's eyes as he watched his son getting emotional on stage.

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Travis Hunter missed his father in New York, so when he took the stage, he made sure to give his old man the props for his support in his career.

”And I want to say something to my father. He's not here to be able to make it, but I know you're watching on TV. Dad, I love you," Hunter said on the podium. "All the stuff you went through, man look at your older son. I did it for you, man. All the times that you didn't get to see me.

"When the times you came to see my games, from not seeing probably two games in high school to seeing me on TV every weekend and come to see me, man. That means so much to me. I know you wanted to be here and you can't, but trust me, I got you. I'm bringing the trophy home. I love you.”

Travis Hunter Sr., a Boynton Beach high school legend himself, shared his reasons for not being present for the Heisman ceremony in New York to The Palm Beach Post.

"I don't want to go," he said. "I want to be there when he gets married and when he gets drafted. I'm going to watch this from home."

On Dec. 5, Travis Hunter's father was released from jail after completing his 90-day sentence for a crime in 2023, according to SI.