Mo Forte | |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1947 |
Birth Place: | Hannibal, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1966–1968 |
Player Team1: | Minnesota |
Player Positions: | Running back |
Coach Years1: | 1970–1975 |
Coach Team1: | Minnesota (RB) |
Coach Years2: | 1976–1977 |
Coach Team2: | Duke (WR) |
Coach Years3: | 1978–1979 |
Coach Team3: | Michigan State (WR/TE) |
Coach Years4: | 1980–1981 |
Coach Team4: | Arizona State (WR) |
Coach Years5: | 1982–1987 |
Coach Team5: | North Carolina A&T |
Coach Years6: | 1988–1992 |
Coach Team6: | Denver Broncos (RB) |
Coach Years7: | 1993–1994 |
Coach Team7: | Denver Broncos (WR) |
Coach Years8: | 1995–1996 |
Coach Team8: | Detroit Lions (RB) |
Coach Years9: | 1999–2002 |
Coach Team9: | Norfolk State |
Coach Years10: | 2004–2007 |
Coach Team10: | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
Overall Record: | 57–90–1 |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
Championships: | 1 MEAC (1986) 1 SWAC West Division (2006) |
Awards: | MEAC Coach of the Year (1986) |
Merrill Maurice Forte (March 1, 1947 – February 26, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1982 to 1987, Norfolk State University from 1999 to 2002 and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff from 2004 to 2007. Forte compiled a career college football record of 57–90–1.
Forte died on February 26, 2021, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1]