John William Heisman (1869-1936)
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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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