At Rochester:

• Played football under Dud DeGroot and was honored as Rochester's best all-around player in 1942
• Learned to fly in 1939, and by his junior year, he was an instructor in acrobatics in open cockpit biplanes
• Earned an A.B. in Economics in 1943

Post-Graduate:

• Flew Navy planes during World War II and earned numerous decorations, including the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, and the Distinguished Flying Cross
• Earned a degree from the Harvard Law School in 1948
• Formed a family law firm with his father, C.B. Forsyth, in 1950
• The practice opened an office in Florida in 1974
• Published a book, Helldivers in 1990 about combat flying