Forrest Edward "Frosty" Westering (December 5, 1927 – April 12, 2013) was an

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coach. He served as the head coach at

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from 1962 to 1963,

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from 1966 to 1971, and

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1972 from 2003, compiling a career

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coaching record of 305–96–7 and never had a losing season. Westering led his

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teams to eight national championships, winning four: three

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, in 1980, 1987, and 1993, and an

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in 1999. He retired as the ninth winningest coach in college football history. Westering was a recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award in 2013, was named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 1999 and was named NAIA National College Football Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1993. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1995 and the

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in 2005. Westering coached 26 NAIA and NCAA First Team All-Americans including his grandson Chad Johnson who was the recipient of the Gagliardi Trophy which is given to the most outstanding player in Division III college football. In 2019, ESPN ranked Frosty 39th on the list of "150 Greatest Coaches in College Football History." After Westering retired, his son,

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, took over as head football coach of the Pacific Lutheran Lutes after many successful seasons of being the offensive coordinator. He went 74–54 in 14 seasons including two NCAA Division III National Playoff Berths in 2012 and 2013. As head coach of the Lutes, Scott coached over fifty First Team All-Conference selections and was inducted into the Pacific Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame. Scott was also an All-American tight end on Pacific Lutheran's 1980 National Championship team. His daughter, Sue Westering, is a gym teacher at

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, and coached the girls volleyball team until 2014. She also assisted her brother at Pacific Lutheran. Westering served in the

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immediately following

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. Well known for his motivational speaking and his efforts to spread his positive outlook on life, Westering wrote popular books, ''Make the Big Time Where You Are'' and ''The Strange Secret of The Big Time''. Westering is also highly popular for re-writing the poem "The Man in the Arena" originally written by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in 1910. A true family man, Westering was married to Donna Belle Westering for over sixty years. Together they raised five children and had thirteen grandchildren. He was buried at

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after he died on April 12, 2013, with his family at his side. He was 85.

Playing career and military service

Westering played

in 1945 at

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and was a member of the

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team that won the

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. He enlisted the

in January 1946. After his military service, he returned to college at the University of Omaha—now known as

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—where he played football and ran

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Head coaching record

College football

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Playing career and military service

Head coaching record

College football

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