Frank Forbes
| Frank Forbes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: March 30, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: April 19, 1983 (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1913, for the Philadelphia Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1919, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | |
| Teams | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 19, 1983 (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | Morehouse |
| 1935–1942 | Morehouse |
| 1945–1949 | Morehouse |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1934 | Morehouse |
| 1935–1943 | Morehouse |
| 1945–1964 | Morehouse |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–57–14 (football) 298–327 (basketball) |
Franklin Lindsay Forbes (March 30, 1891 – August 19, 1983) was a Negro league infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and was an American football and basketball coach.
Biography[]
Nicknamed "Strangler" and sometimes appearing as "Joe" Forbes, he played for his hometown team Philadelphia Giants at the age of 22. He moved on to the Lincoln Stars and Lincoln Giants for a number of years before returning to Pennsylvania.
In 1917, 26 year-old Forbes registered for the WWI draft. He listed his occupation as a porter for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was listed as married. He also listed his home address as 200 N. 131st Street in New York City as his home address. And he listed his mother and wife as dependents.[3]
Forbes served three stints as the head football coach (1932–1933, 1935–1942, 1945–1949) at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] Morehouse's Forbes Arena is named after him.
Forbes died at the age of 92 in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1983.
References[]
- ^ "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
- ^ "Hilldale Loses One" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday Morning, June 6, 1919, Page 4, Column 4
- ^ "WWI Draft Registration Card for Frank Forbes," Precinct 27, Ward 30, New York, New York, June 5, 1917
- ^ "Franklin L. Forbes". Morehouse Maroon Tigers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links[]
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- 1891 births
- 1983 deaths
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers basketball coaches
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers football coaches
- Lincoln Giants players
- Philadelphia Giants players
- Bacharach Giants players
- Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York players
- New York Renaissance players
- African-American coaches of American football
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- African-American baseball players
- African-American basketball coaches
- Morehouse College faculty
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball players from Philadelphia