The trophy is named after John W. Heisman, a former Georgia Tech head coach whose teams dominated offensively for the better part of two decades in the early 20th century. He coached the biggest ...

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 ...

Georgia Tech, led by legendary coach and trophy namesake John Heisman, humiliated Cumberland College 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game on record on this day in history, Oct. 7 ...

In 2021, a statue of Rice was dedicated outside of Bobby Dodd Stadium, joining statues of legendary Georgia Tech coaches John Heisman and Bobby Dodd.

Georgia Tech and Florida State ... The Heisman Trophy is named after John Heisman, whose standout coaching career included 15 years at Tech, where his team was a scoring powerhouse and tallied ...

The award is named after John Heisman. Heisman played center ... Heisman won the 1916 and 1917 national championships at Georgia Tech. Heisman was described as an innovator of the game.