Frank M. Forstburg (June 5, 1894 – October 13, 1970)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 7–9. Forstburg was also the head basketball coach at Delaware from 1925 to 1927, amassing a record of 6–23, and the school's head baseball coach in 1926, tallying a mark of 2–10. Forstburg was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He died on October 13, 1970, in Wilmington, Delaware.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1894 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1970 (aged 76) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1926 | Delaware |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1927 | Delaware |
| Football | |
| 1926 | Delaware |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1927 | Delaware |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–9 (football) 6–23 (basketball) 2–10 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Delaware | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1926 | Delaware | 3–5 | |||||||
| Delaware: | 7–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–9 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Frank Forstburg". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Delaware coach Forstburg, 76, dies". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 14, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved February 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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