John Heisman
Chronology
1869 | Born in Cleveland, Ohio |
1887-88 | Plays football for Brown University |
1889-91 | Plays football for University of Pennsylvania |
1892 | Coaches at Oberlin College |
1892 | Earns law degree from University of Pennsylvania |
1893 | Coaches at Buchtel College (now Akron University) |
1894 | Returns to coach at Oberlin College |
1895-99 | Coaches at Alabama A & M University (now Auburn University) |
1900-03 | Coaches at Clemson University |
1903 | Marries Evelyn Cox |
1904-19 | Coaches at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) |
1919 | Heisman and wife agree to divorce |
1920-22 | Coaches at University of Pennsylvania |
1922 | Authors The Principles of Football |
1923 | Coaches one year at Washington & Jefferson University |
1924 | Marries Edith Maora Cole |
1924-27 | Coaches at Rice University |
1927 | Retires from coaching |
1929 | Becomes director of the New York Downtown Athletic Club |
1936 | Dies in New York City |
1936 | The Downtown Athletic Club trophy, awarded annually to the best college football player, is renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy |
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