John Heisman led Georgia Tech to some successful seasons on the gridiron. They played in the Rose Bowl and won shortly after he left the school. This would be the first leg of winning each of the major bowl games in the era, and the circuit of GT being victorious in the Cotton, Sugar, and Orange Bowls would soon follow before World War II, making them the first school to do so.
Bowl Game Glory
The Georgia Tech Grand Slam of Bowl Game Wins - Timothy Brown
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Podcast of Georgia Tech Winning Major Bowl Games
Here is Timothy Brown's original post on the Ramblin Wreck accomplishment: Georgia Tech Hits Football’s First Grand Slam
Football Archaeology
Timothy Brown's FootballArchaeology.com is a website dedicated to preserving pigskin history. digs into gridiron history to examine how football’s evolution shapes today's game. The site has a variety of articles, history of football word origins, and Daily Tidbits, which have a daily football factoid that shares some quite interesting items and aspects of the gridiron in a short read. They preserve football history in a very unique way Visit the site at Today's Tidbits.
Timothy P Brown
Tim Brown, one of the foremost experts on early college football, is the host and founder of FootballArchaeology.com. Tim's love of the gridiron's past goes beyond just the website. Mr Brown, to date, is the author of three books on football history, appears on various football history podcasts, and has been quoted in articles by The Athletic, The Chicago Tribune, and other publications. He guest authors articles on UniWatch, and his research on the 1920s West Point Cavalry Detachment teams contributed to All American: The Power of Sports, currently on display at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C.His books include: Fields of Friendly Strife; How Football Became Football: 150 Years of the Game's Evolution; and Hut! Hut! Hike! A History of Football Terminology, which explores the history of football’s words and expressions and how they became connected to the game.