Forest Firestone
American football player and coach (1876–1940)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1876-07-27)July 27, 1876 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 1940(1940-07-12) (aged 63) Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1896–1897 | Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902 | Buchtel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–5 |
George Forest Firestone (July 27, 1876 – July 12, 1940) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Buchtel College—now known as the University of Akron—for one season in 1902, compiling a record of 2–5. Firestone was born on July 27, 1876, in Akron, Ohio, and died on July 12, 1940, in Cambridge, Ohio.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchtel (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Buchtel | 2–5 | |||||||
| Butchel: | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Shirer Family Genealogy Project - Person Page 19064". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
External links
- Forest Firestone at Find a Grave
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