Frank Forbes
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. Forbes served three stints as the head football coach (1932–1933, 1935–1942, 1945–1949) at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Morehouse's Forbes Arena is named after him. Forbes died at the age of 92 in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1983. References External links 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