John Niemiec

John Niemiec (March 21, 1901 – June 16, 1976)[2] was an American football player and coach.

He served as the head football coach at Columbia College—now known as Loras College—in Dubuque, Iowa from 1934 to 1937.

Niemiec played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1926 to 1928.

In the first-ever meeting with USC, Niemiec caught a game-winning touchdown pass from 23-yards out with under 2 minutes left.

He also threw the famous touchdown pass to Johnny O'Brien in the "Win One for the Gipper" game over top-ranked Army at Yankee Stadium.