John William Heisman (1869-1936)

John William Heisman (1869-1936) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Titusville, Crawford County, dedicated 2009.

adjacent to Carter Field, Central Ave. & Brown St., Titusville

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Renowned college football coach and name-sake for the sport's highest amateur honor, the Heisman Memorial Trophy. His innovations included legalizing the forward pass, the center snap, the scoreboard, and game quarters. Heisman promoted player safety by advocating gear improvements and rule revisions. A founder of the American Football Coaches Association, he grew up in Titusville and played football near his father's local oil cooperage.

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Historical maps covering this location

1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Howe's Map Of The Oil District Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering the location of John William Heisman (1869-1936), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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