This Marion County native played tackle for WVU’s football team in 1895 and 1896 while earning a law degree. He soon became one of the greatest college football coaches in history.

Yost started coaching at Ohio Wesleyan in 1897 and spent one season each at Nebraska, Kansas, and Stanford. In 1901, he took over at the University of Michigan, where he stayed for the rest of his career. That year, Michigan went 11–0, won the first Rose Bowl 49–0, and didn’t give up a single point all season. Known as the “point-a-minute” team, they averaged 55 points per game.

Yost earned the nickname “Hurry-Up” for his fast-paced offense and helped invent the no-huddle offense, the fake kick, and the linebacker position. His teams went undefeated in 56 straight games from 1901 to 1905.

In 1904, his Michigan team beat WVU 130–0—the worst loss in Mountaineer history. Yost later became Michigan’s athletic director and was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.