Saturday, October 3, 2026

Question: Which Cleveland-born player and coach is the namesake of college football’s most prestigious individual award?

Answer: John Heisman. He coached at Oberlin, Buchtel (now Akron), Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Penn, Washington & Jefferson, and Rice. The Heisman Trophy was named in his honor after his death on this day in 1936 at age 66.