Jack Forsythe
James Adger "Jack" Forsythe Jr. (August 4, 1882 – April 3, 1957), nicknamed "Pee Wee" Forsythe, was an American college football player and coach. Forsythe has an important place in the history of college athletics in the U.S. state of Florida as the first head coach of the team now known as the University of Florida Gators. He had previously been the last football coach at Florida State College, now Florida State University, before it was reorganized as a school for women.
Forsythe cropped from Florida's 1907 team picture | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1882 Brevard, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1957 (aged 74) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1901–1903 | Clemson |
| 1904 | Florida State College |
| 1906–1908 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Guard, fullback, end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904 | Florida State College |
| 1906–1908 | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–6–2 |
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