Jack Forsyth

American football coach
American football player
Jack Forsyth
Personal information
Born:(1892-05-04)May 4, 1892
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died:December 19, 1966(1966-12-19) (aged 74)
Position:Head coach
Career history
As a coach:
  • Rochester Jeffersons (1919–1921)
Player stats at PFR

Walter Scott Forsyth (May 4, 1892 – December 19, 1966) was a professional football coach for the Rochester Jeffersons of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). He coached the team from 1919 until 1921. He was the Jeffs first head coach in the NFL.

Head coaching record

Year W L T
1919 6 2 1
1920 6 3 2
1921 2 3 0
Totals 14 8 3

References

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Rochester Jeffersons head coaches
  • Jack Forsyth (1919–1921)
  • Doc Alexander (1922)
  • Leo Lyons (1923)
  • Johnny Murphy & Jerry Noonan (1924)
  • Cecil Grigg (1925)