He helped popularize the forward pass, revolutionized blocking schemes, and led Georgia Tech to the famous 222-0 win in 1916.
After growing up in Pennsylvania and playing at Brown and Penn, he went undefeated in his first season at Oberlin before coaching at Auburn, Clemson, and Georgia Tech. Across 35 seasons he built a 186-70-18 record and won a national title in 1917, with many debating that Georgia Tech deserved the 1916 championship as well.
His life took a new turn in 1930 when he was hired by the Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan to elevate college football through awards and recognition. That move led to the creation of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935, first awarded to Jay Berwanger.
But after Heisman unexpectedly passed away that same year, the club renamed the award the Heisman Trophy to honor the game’s most revolutionary coach
Source:Lovinghananews.com
