1871 - 1954
Springville native - Griffith Institute 1889, Cornell U All American - 1894, won 313 college football games while coaching ar Cornell, Carlisle, Georgia, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Temple from 1895-1938. Invented: single and double wing formations, body block, three point stance for backs, and fiber padding. Pioneered: spiral pass, spiral punt, hidden ball, bootleg, and jersey numbers. Among his All-American players was the legendary Jim Thorpe, baseball, football and Olympic track champion. "Pop" was voted Associated Press "Top Coach of All Time" in 1954. Thank you "Pop" Warner.| HM Number | HM1J3D |
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| Placed By | The People of Erie County |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, February 9th, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 691942 N 4708907 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.50873333, -78.66370000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 30.524', W 78° 39.822' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 30' 31.44" N, 78° 39' 49.32" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 716 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 17 Franklin St, Springville NY 14141, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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