Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame
Kretchman Coaching Award
FLOYD FORMAN earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from NSU in 1968 and a Master of Science degree in 1980 from the University of Nebraska Omaha. As a four-year member of the Wolves football team, Forman was a three-year letter winner and a two-year starter at offensive guard. Forman holds a football coaching record, going 235-95 in 33 years and winning the state championship title with his team in 2002 along with numerous playoff appearances. He was inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2003, and had the football field named Forman Field in his honor in 2005. Forman retired from teaching in 2010 and coaching in 2012 after working at Manning Community Schools and IKM-Manning Schools. He still volunteers as a football and track coach in Manning, Iowa, where he lives with his wife, Donna. They have two children, Sean and Chris, and four grandchildren. Forman enjoys reading, gardening and travel.
