Forrest W. Perkins (November 13, 1920 â 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 WisconsinâÂÂWhitewater from 1956 to 1984, compiling a record of 185âÂÂ93âÂÂ8. He was the school's athletic director from 1971 until his retirement in 1984. He also coached baseball and track and field at WisconsinâÂÂWhitewater.
Perkins was born on November 13, 1920, and attended Dodgeville High School in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from University of WisconsinâÂÂPlatteville, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Perkins served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps while enrolled at WisconsinâÂÂPlatteville. He obtained a master's degree from the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison in 1950 and coached football and baseball at the high school level in the state of Wisconsin before arriving at WisconsinâÂÂWhitewater.