Forrest Douds
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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.
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
, 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
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player for the Portsmouth Spartans, Providence Steam Roller
Providence Steam Roller
The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship...
, Chicago Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. He was named to the 1930 NFL All-Pro Team
All-Pro
All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
. In 1933, he became the first coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
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.