Forest Firestone Explained

Forest Firestone
Birth Date:27 July 1876
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
Player Years1:1896–1897
Player Team1:Michigan
Coach Years1:1902
Coach Team1:Buchtel
Overall Record: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shirer Family Genealogy Project - Person Page 19064 . Ancestry.com . December 14, 2010.