Forrest England

England was born in Vandalia, Illinois on October 29, 1912 to William J. and Nora L. (Weekly) England. He earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois College and a master's degree from the University of Missouri. ==Coaching==

England coached and taught at high schools in Perry, Waverly, Maroa, and Jacksonville, Illinois, and University City, Missouri before entering the college ranks with Arkansas State University in 1946. He had seven winning seasons in his eight years as head coach, turning around a program that had only one winning season in the 15 years prior to his arrival. His 1953 Arkansas State team went undefeated and played East Texas State to a tie in the 1954 Tangerine Bowl. He was the author of the book Coaching the T Formation: A Veritable Bible of T Formation Coaching Information for Coaches and Players published in 1948. On January 19, 1954, England was named head football coach and athletic director at the University of Toledo. In his first season at Toledo, the Rockets, led by Mel Triplett and George Machoukas, went 6–2–1. The following year, England suffered his first losing season as head coach. Toledo went 1–7–1 in 1956 and England and his interim replacement, Jack Morton, were both fired at the end of the season. ==Later life==

After retiring from coaching he had a career in real estate. He was vice president of Grogan Realty Inc. for 24 years before forming his own firm, Frosty England Co., in 1981. He retired in 2001. In 1984, the football field at Illinois College was named England Field in honor of England and his wife, Lois. England died on June 25, 2002 at a nursing home in Toledo. ==Head coaching record==