Jack Forsyth
Captain Rudolph Propst of Syracuse (L) with Jack Forsyth, 1912 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | May 4, 1892 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | December 19, 1966 (aged 74) Rochester, New York |
| Career information | |
| College: | Rochester |
| Position: | Back |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Walter Scott "Jack" Forsyth (May 4, 1892 – December 19, 1966) was a professional football coach for the Rochester Jeffersons of the American Professional Football Association (restructured as the National Football League in 1922). As coach of the Jeffs from 1919 through 1921, Forsyth is remembered by sports historians as one of the first head coaches in the NFL.
As a college athlete, Forsyth played for the University of Rochester in three sports—football, ice hockey, and baseball—from the fall of 1910 until his graduation in 1914. He was regarded by sportswriters of the day as an outstanding college football player at both the fullback and halfback position.
Forsyth was a graduate of Columbia Law School in 1919 and was a practicing attorney for nearly 50 years.