Researching Forrest Perkins
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The name Forrest means "Of the Woods, Forest" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Forrest Perkins on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Forrest Perkins and the Perkins Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 16423 people with the Perkins surname in the UK? Perkins is now ranked number 337 for popularity in the UK. |
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Forrest Perkins
Forrest W. Perkins (November 13, 1920 – December 13, 2014) was an American football, baseball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 1956 to 1984, compiling a record of 185–93–8. He was the school's athletic director from 1971 until his retirement in 1984. He also coached baseball and track and field at Wisconsin–Whitewater.
Perkins was born in November 13, 1920 and attended Dodgeville High School in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Perkins served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps while enrolled at Wisconsin–Platteville. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1950 and coached football and baseball at the high school level in the state of Wisconsin before arriving at Wisconsin–Whitewater.
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