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College football and basketball coach (1904–1972)

Frank Forbes
Biographical details
Born	(1904-02-14)February 14, 1904 Macon County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1972(1972-08-22) (aged 68)
Playing career
Football
c. 1925	Morehouse

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1933	Morehouse
1935–1942	Morehouse
Basketball
1932–1934	Morehouse
1935–1943	Morehouse
1945–1964	Morehouse

Head coaching record
Overall	45–57–14 (football) 298–327 (basketball)

Franklin Lafayette Forbes (February 14, 1904 – August 22, 1972) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served three stints as the head football coach (1932–1933, 1935–1942, 1945–1949) at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Forbes died on August 22, 1972. Morehouse's Forbes Arena is named after him.

References

"Franklin L. Forbes". Morehouse Maroon Tigers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
"Last rites for Dr. Forber[sic]". Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. August 26, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Killian, Herty (September 2, 1972). "Frank Forbes 1904-1972". Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Frank Forbes at Find a Grave

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Morehouse Maroon Tigers head football coaches

Charles Willis (1900–1901)
Alfred D. Jones (1902–1904)
Samuel Archer (1905–1908)
Matthew W. Bullock (1909–1911)
Samuel Archer (1912–1915)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1916–1925)
Ted Robinson (1926)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1927–1928)
Ray Vaughan (1929–1931)
Frank Forbes (1932–1933)
J. Mayo Williams (1934)
Frank Forbes (1935–1942)
Vernon "Red" Smith (1943–1944)
Frank Forbes (1945–1949)
Joe Echols (1950–1954)
James E. Haines (1955–1956)
Duke Foster (1957–1966)
Henry Darlington (1967–1971)
Frank Merchant (1972)
Michael A. Gray (1973–1978)
Maurice Hunt (1979–1989)
Dwight Scales (1990)
Craig M. Cason (1991–1993)
Vincent Williams (1994)
Maurice Hunt (1995–1996)
Doug Williams (1997)
Frank Hickson (1998)
Anthony Jones (1999–2001)
Willard Scissum (2002–2004)
Terry Beauford (2005–2006)
Rich Freeman (2007–2019)
No team (2020)
Rich Freeman (2021–2022)
Gerard Wilcher (2023)
Terance Mathis (2024– )

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