Jack Forsythe

Jack Forsythe
Forsythe cropped from Florida's 1907 team picture
Biographical details
Born(1882-08-04)August 4, 1882
Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 1957(1957-04-03) (aged 74)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1901–1903Clemson
1904Florida State College
1906–1908Florida
Position(s)Guard, fullback, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904Florida State College
1906–1908Florida
Head coaching record
Overall14–6–2

James Adger "Jack" Forsythe Jr. (August 4, 1882 – April 3, 1957),[1] 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.

  1. ^ Certificate of Death, North Carolina Board of Health (April 4, 1957). Retrieved March 12, 2015.