Title	Heisman birth site photograph
Subject	Historical Marker Sports--Ohio--History Football Heisman, John W. (John William), 1869-1936
Time Period	1970s 1980s
Place	Cleveland (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description	Photograph of the John Heisman birth site and historical marker, located on Bridge Avenue, at West 29th Place, in Cleveland, Ohio. The engraved marker, erected in 1978, reads "Here was born (October 3, 1869) the man after whom the Heisman Football Trophy is named. The College Football Hall of Fame enshrines him as superior coach. Important pioneer game innovator. Father of: forward pass; center snap; interference on end runs; hidden ball play; double pass; dividing game into quarters; statistical score board; quarterback's "hike" or "hep" to initiate plays." Heisman's actual birth home is believed to be located down the street at 3928 Bridge Avenue, due to changes in addresses over the years.
Date of Original	ca. 1970-1990
Collection	Photographs of Ohio Cities and Towns; Photographs of Ohio cities and towns
Source	State Archives Series 4299 AV; Box 2, Folder 64
Format	Picture Photographic Print (Color)
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AL06852.tif
Image Height	1710
Image Width	1710
File Size	5812416 Bytes
Date created	2011-08-06

Heisman birth site photograph

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