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Dutch Forst

1891 – 1963

American football player

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Lived 1891 – 1963 (aged 72). Dutch Forst was an American american football player.

Arthur Henry Forst (February 17, 1891 – October 5, 1963) was a professional football player in the early National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller. He was also a professional player for the Waterbury Blues (later renamed the Hartford Blues), prior to that team's entry into the NFL in 1926.

Personal life Forst attended Villanova Preparatory High School before later attending Villanova University a private, Catholic, coeducational, research higher education institute in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Football career In 1925 Forst was one of the "top backs" of the Waterbury Blues alongside Ken Simendinger from Holy Cross. In their only NFL contest of 1925, the Blues beat the Rochester Jeffersons 7-6. The Blues went on to begin the 1926 NFL season with several losses, only winning three games that season. Forst is credited with only starting two games, both of which he started in as fullback.

Death Forst died on October 5, 1963, in Seymour, Connecticut, United States.

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Who was Dutch Forst?

American football player (1891-1963)

When was Dutch Forst born?

Dutch Forst was born on 17 February 1891 in Derby.

When did Dutch Forst die?

Dutch Forst died on 5 October 1963 in Seymour.

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Dutch Forst was an american football player.

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Dutch Forst was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dutch Forst

· Wikidata: Q5317292

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