Forrest Douds

Forrest Douds

Personal information
Date of birth	April 21, 1905(1905-04-21)
Place of birth	Rochester, PA
Date of death	August 1979 (Age 74)
Career information
Position(s)	Head Coach
College	Washington & Jefferson
Head coaching record
Career record	3-6-2
Stats
Playing stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1930 1930-1931 1932 1933-1934	Providence Steam Roller Portsmouth Spartans Chicago Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1933	Pittsburgh Pirates

Forrest "Jap" McCreery Douds (April 21, 1905 – August 1979) was an All-American football player at Washington and Jefferson College in suburban Washington, Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an All-American three times and was the first player ever selected to the East-West Game in two separate seasons. He played professional American football player for the Portsmouth Spartans, Providence Steam Roller, Chicago Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was named to the 1930 NFL All-Pro Team. In 1933, he became the first coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1933 leading the team to a 3-6-2 record before being replaced in the off-season.

He was inducted into Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com