John W. Heisman
John W. Heisman
Title	Head Coach
Sport	Football
Born	October 23, 1869(1869-10-23)
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Died	October 3, 1936 (aged 66)
Career highlights
Overall	185-70-17 (71. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1%)
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1887-1889 1890-1891	Brown Pennsylvania
Position	Center / Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892,1894 1893 1895-99 1900-03 1904-19 1920-22 1923 1924-27	Oberlin Akron Auburn Clemson Georgia Tech Pennsylvania Washington & Jefferson Rice
College Football Hall of Fame, 1954

John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the season's best college football player. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles ( OT, T) are a part of the Offensive line. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. The University of Akron is an open enrollment regional institution of higher learning located in Akron Ohio. The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision The Clemson Tigers are a College football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Artistic Gymnastics 1954 World Championships Men's all-around champion Viktor Chukarin, USSR Women's Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations ^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Later coaching career 3 Death and Burial 4 Legacy 4.1 Head Coaching Record 5 References 6 External links

Early life

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Titusville, Pennsylvania,^[2] where he played football for Titusville High School, graduating in 1887. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. He went on to play football at Brown University 1887-1889 and at the University of Pennsylvania 1890-1891. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1] He coached at Oberlin College in 1892, went to the University of Akron in 1893, and returned to Oberlin the next year. Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The University of Akron is an open enrollment regional institution of higher learning located in Akron Ohio. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1895, he became the fifth coach at Auburn University, where he stayed for five years. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Auburn University ( AU or Auburn) is a State university located in Auburn, Alabama, U With all these schools combined, he lost only five games.

Later coaching career

In 1900, Heisman went to Clemson University, where he coached for four seasons and a street on the campus bears his name today to honor him. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar He moved from Clemson to Georgia Tech where he put together a spectacular 16 seasons, including three undefeated seasons and a 32-game undefeated streak. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in He was coaching the Georgia Tech Engineers when they defeated the Cumberland College Bulldogs 222-0 in a game played in Atlanta in 1916, in the most one-sided college football game ever played. The October 7, 1916, American football game between the Georgia Tech Engineers and the Cumberland College Bulldogs (now Cumberland University Heisman's running up the score against a totally outmanned opponent was supposedly motivated by revenge against Cumberland's baseball team running up the score against Tech 22-0 the previous year with a team primarily comprised of semi-pro players, and against sportswriters who were too focused on numbers. In Sport in the United States, "running up the score" is continuing to play hard to score more points after the opposing player or team has already conceded enough Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each ^[1]

After a divorce in 1919, he left Atlanta to prevent any social embarrassment to his former wife, who chose to remain in the city. ^[3] He went back to Penn for one season in 1920, then to Washington and Jefferson College, before ending his career with four seasons at Rice University. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art

Death and Burial

Heisman died October 3, 1936 in New York City. ^[4] Three days later he was taken by train to his wife's hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where he was buried in Grave D, Lot 11, Block 3 of the city-owned Forest Home Cemetery. Rhinelander is a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[5][6]

Legacy

He was an innovator and developed one of the first shifts, had both guards pull to lead an end run, and had his center toss the ball back, instead of rolling or kicking it. He was a proponent of the legalization of the forward pass.

Heisman subsequently became the athletics director of the former Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, New York. The Downtown Athletic Club was an athletic Club in a 35-story building located at 19 West Street, (now 20 West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In 1935 the club began awarding a Downtown Athletic Club trophy for the best football player east of the Mississippi River. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 10, 1936, just two months after Heisman's death, the trophy was renamed the Heisman Trophy,^[4] and is now given to the player voted as the season's best nationwide collegiate player. Voters for this award consist primarily of media representatives, who are allocated by regions across the country in order to filter out possible regional bias, and former recipients. Following the bankruptcy of the Downtown Athletic Club in 2002, the award is now given out by the Yale Club. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called the Yale Club, is a prominent private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City

Head Coaching Record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
1892	Oberlin	7-0-0
1894	Oberlin	1-0-0
Oberlin:		8-0-0
1893	Akron	5-2-0
1894	Akron	1-0-0
Akron:		6-2-0
1895	Auburn	2-1-0
1896	Auburn	3-1-0
1897	Auburn	2-0-1
1898	Auburn	2-1-0
1899	Auburn	4-0-1
Auburn:		13-3-2
1900	Clemson	6-0-0
1901	Clemson	3-1-1
1902	Clemson	6-1-0
1903	Clemson	4-1-1
Clemson:		19-3-2
1904	Georgia Tech	8-1-1
1905	Georgia Tech	6-0-1
1906	Georgia Tech	5-3-1
1907	Georgia Tech	4-4-0
1908	Georgia Tech	6-3-0
1909	Georgia Tech	7-2-0
1910	Georgia Tech	5-3-0
1911	Georgia Tech	6-2-1
1912	Georgia Tech	5-3-0
1913	Georgia Tech	7-2-0
1914	Georgia Tech	6-2-0
1915	Georgia Tech	7-0-1
1916	Georgia Tech	8-0-1
1917	Georgia Tech	9-0-0
1918	Georgia Tech	6-1-0
1919	Georgia Tech	7-3-0
Georgia Tech:		102-29-6
1920	Penn	6-4-0
1921	Penn	4-3-2
1922	Penn	6-3-0
University of Pennsylvania:		16-10-2
1924	Rice	4-4-0
1925	Rice	4-4-1
1926	Rice	4-4-1
1927	Rice	2-6-1
Rice:		14-18-3
Total:		185-68-18
†Indicates BCS bowl game. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The University of Akron's athletic teams are known as the "Zips" originally short for "Zippers" rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company that Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The University of Akron's athletic teams are known as the "Zips" originally short for "Zippers" rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company that Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I

References

External links

• John Heisman – University of Pennsylvania video
• Pennington, Bill. "John Heisman, the Coach Behind the Trophy", New York Times, 2006-12-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Retrieved on 2006-12-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.  
• John Heisman at the New Georgia Encyclopedia
• Georgia Tech profile

The New Georgia Encyclopedia ( NGE) is a web-based Encyclopedia about the state of Georgia.

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