Forest Able, American basketball player
Forest Edward "Frosty" Able (born July 27, 1932) is an American former basketball player.
A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Able attended Fairdale High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He enrolled at the University of Louisville and played a season on their freshman team before transferring starring at Western Kentucky University in the early 1950s, where he tallied 1,221 career points. As a senior, Able was named the Hilltoppers’ most valuable player and named to the Newspaper Enterprise Association 26-man All-America squad.After his college career, he had a brief stint with the Syracuse Nationals, who selected him in the 1956 NBA draft. Forest is a member of the Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame. Able’s career lasted one game, recording two field goal attempts, an assist and a rebound against the Rochester Royals. He was released shortly after his debut.Following the close of his playing career, Able became head coach at his alma mater Fairdale High in 1959.