John Heisman was the coach who beat Ohio State twice with zero prior coaching experience and still became one of the most influential figures in football history. He helped popularize the forward pass, revolutionized blocking schemes, and led Georgia Tech to the famous 222–0 win in 1916. After growing up in Pennsylvania and playing at Brown and Penn, he went undefeated in his first season at Oberlin before coaching at Auburn, Clemson, and Georgia Tech. Across 35 seasons he built a 186-70-18 reco