- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Heisman (1869-1936)
- Creator:
- Bowers, Matt
- Date of Original:
- 2004-08-09
- Subject:
- Football coaches--Georgia--Atlanta
Heisman, John William, 1869-1936 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about John Heisman. A legendary coach who helped create college football's national following, John Heisman was the head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta from 1904 to 1919. He led Georgia Tech to the first of its four national championships in 1917 and posted a career record of 102-29-7 in sixteen seasons. Heisman's career winning percentage of .779 remains the best in school history by a wide margin. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/john-heisman-1869-1936/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "John Heisman (1869-1936)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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