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Show COACH HEISM AN SHOWS HIS STARS When Head Coach Johnny Hel a ty man, Pennsylvania, wants a play 4 (yj ; Sk If run off, he shows the boys how to P do It He's shown her Instruct A lng some of his players how to run f rft ;5 I off one of the many plays he has ' rsfyS. been using this season. t 5' I - J AcP' NXr ' M .v...-t-r .... imsVy- f-.tjrw H Head Coach John W. Helsman of the University of Pennsylvania football foot-ball squad undoubtedly holds the world's record for professional longevity. This season at Penn marks his thirty-first year as a football mentor. The nearest approaches to this record have been made by Pop Warner, wh Is now coaching at Pittsburgh: Alonio Stagg at Chicago and Doctor Williams, formerly at Minnesota, who nave'aii coached over 23 years or more. Heisman received his first experience as a college player at Brown university. uni-versity. He later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he played left tackle on the Red and Bine varsity of 1890, and left end on the 1801 eleven, one of the greatest gridiron machines ever turned out at Penn. It was at Oberlin college in Ohio that the veteran received his first experience ex-perience as a coach In 1802. The eleven under his charge won eight straight games, Including a victory over the University of Michigan, which boasted a great team that year. Helsman's greatest successes were achieved In the South, however. He coached four teams at Clemson college, and it was his coaching ability that put that institution on the football map. . In 1002 he won the southern championship cham-pionship for Clemson. During his four years there his teams lost only four games. - It was Helsman's showing at Clemson that caused him to be the most-sought-after mentor In the South. He went to Georgia Tech In 1004, and remained re-mained there 10 years as head football coach. In 1907 the Georgia Tech eleven -defeated Pennsylvania, 41 to 0. It was this game that caused the Penn athletic officials to take notice of George's coaching work. |
