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<blockquote data-quote="Gtbowhunter90" data-source="post: 610582" data-attributes="member: 3891"><p>Of course! I touched briefly on his upbringing, coming from Pennsylvania and gave a quick synopsis of his time spent at Brown and Penn while he was obtaining his Law degree, which he completed. He also played D Line at Brown if I remember correctly. That was essentially his first taste of football. By the time he got to GT he was already considered one of the best coaches in the country, but his lasting impacts on the game were how he implemented the center snapped ball (previously centers would just roll the ball on the ground to the QB) he later went on to change the rule about forward passes and laterals. </p><p></p><p>This was probably his biggest accomplishment, even more so than his National Championship team. The forward pass, which was illegal at the time, prevented the offense from effectively spreading out the defense. As a result, many Running backs were seriously injured or killed due to the D just dog piling them. He fought hard to get that legalized.</p><p></p><p>I ended my presentation with some of his quotes, most famously "Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football", and a brief attention grabber where I said, although John Heisman died before world war 2, its important that we keep his name and legacy going and never forget the game that Heisman built. </p><p></p><p>Obviously I hit it much harder and with more conviction during the presentation, but it was good enough to win myself a 1st place trophy. Probably one of my best presentation I've ever given.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gtbowhunter90, post: 610582, member: 3891"] Of course! I touched briefly on his upbringing, coming from Pennsylvania and gave a quick synopsis of his time spent at Brown and Penn while he was obtaining his Law degree, which he completed. He also played D Line at Brown if I remember correctly. That was essentially his first taste of football. By the time he got to GT he was already considered one of the best coaches in the country, but his lasting impacts on the game were how he implemented the center snapped ball (previously centers would just roll the ball on the ground to the QB) he later went on to change the rule about forward passes and laterals. This was probably his biggest accomplishment, even more so than his National Championship team. The forward pass, which was illegal at the time, prevented the offense from effectively spreading out the defense. As a result, many Running backs were seriously injured or killed due to the D just dog piling them. He fought hard to get that legalized. I ended my presentation with some of his quotes, most famously "Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football", and a brief attention grabber where I said, although John Heisman died before world war 2, its important that we keep his name and legacy going and never forget the game that Heisman built. Obviously I hit it much harder and with more conviction during the presentation, but it was good enough to win myself a 1st place trophy. Probably one of my best presentation I've ever given. [/QUOTE]
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