Frosty Peters
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Creston, Iowa, U.S.
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Back |
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| Born | April 22, 1904 Creston, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 1980 (aged 75) Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
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| College | Montana State Illinois |
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Forrest Ingram "Frosty" Peters (April 22, 1904 – April 17, 1980) was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Providence Steam Rollers, Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cardinals.[1] He played college football at Montana State and Illinois.[2] He was known for his drop kicking ability.
Peters played for the Montana State Bobcats of Montana State College in 1924. He converted 17 drop kicks into field goals in a game between the Bobcats' freshman team and Billings Polytechnic Institute.[3][4] The Bobcats won the game by a score of 64–0.[5] The Bobcats helped him set up his drop kicks by falling short of the goal line instead of scoring.[5][6] Peters also made 15 drop kicks in a game once. Montana State athletic director Schubert Dyche said that "We agreed that every time we got inside the 30-yard line. Frosty would drop kick one."[7]
He transferred to play for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois in 1925, where he was a part of the Illini freshman football team.[8][9][10] He was heralded by some to be a potential successor to Red Grange.[10][11][12] Peters lettered in football for the Illini in 1926, 1928 and 1929.[3] He sat out the 1927 season due to a knee injury.[12] He helped lead the Illini to the outdoor national championship as a member of the 1927 track and field team.[3] Peters played in the 1930 East–West Shrine Game.[13]
