John W. Heisman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:awardsNamedAfter gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:birthDate 1869-10-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Auburn_University
gptkb:Georgia_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Oberlin_College
gptkb:Rice_University
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Washington_&_Jefferson_College
gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkb:Buchtel_(baseball)
gptkb:Clemson_(baseball)
gptkb:Georgia_Tech_(baseball)
gptkb:Oberlin_(baseball)
gptkb:Penn_(baseball)
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania_(basketball)
Buchtel College (now University of Akron)
gptkbp:deathDate 1936-10-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity German-American
gptkbp:field gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
American football
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_William_Heisman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John W. Heisman
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:College_Football_Hall_of_Fame
1954
gptkbp:knownFor Heisman Trophy namesake
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Phi_Gamma_Delta
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Coach_Heisman
gptkbp:notableAchievement led Georgia Tech to 222–0 win over Cumberland in 1916
innovated football strategies and rules
pioneered the use of the forward pass
gptkbp:occupation football coach
sports executive
gptkbp:religion Lutheran
gptkbp:signature John W. Heisman signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Maora_Cole
gptkb:Evelyn_McCollum_Cox
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shaker_Heights,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6