Here's a history of the Vanderbilt-Georgia Tech rivalry, from the days of Dan McGugin and John Heisman to the current day: In 1907, Georgia Tech − coached by John Heisman, for whom the Heisman ...

John Heisman, who played guard, center and tackle at the University of Pennsylvania, championed many things that are now commonplace in the sport, including the forward pass, cutting the game into ...

The trophy was instituted in 1935 and named after the former New York University athletic director John Heisman. The Heisman Trophy was awarded by the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City until ...

Originally named the "Downtown Athletic Club Trophy," the award was renamed to the "Heisman Trophy" in 1936 following the club's director—John Heisman. As for the physical trophy, a sculpture of ...

He is at odds of -2000 as per FOX Sports. The Heisman Trophy is named after John Heisman, who was a coach and athletic director at various colleges such as Georgia Tech and Princeton and is ...