American football player
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1951-09-10)September 10, 1951 San Mateo, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 8, 2015(2015-02-08) (aged 63) Petaluma, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Junípero Serra (San Mateo, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford (1969-1970) San Diego State (1971-1972) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 6 / pick: 133 | ||||||||
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Jesse Lee Freitas Jr. (September 10, 1951 – February 8, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and San Diego State Aztecs.
His father Jesse Sr. was a professional football player in the 1940s.
On February 8, 2015, Freitas was found dead in his car in Petaluma, California. Police officials said the Sonoma County coroner had not yet determined a cause of death.
College career
College Statistics
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
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| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 215 | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 96.8 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
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| 1971 | Redshirt 
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| 1972 | 11 | 11 | 10-1 | 97 | 171 | 56.7 | 1200 | 7.0 | 7 | 14 | 112.8 | 48 | -31 | -0.6 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11 | 9-1-1 | 227 | 347 | 65.4 | 2993 | 8.6 | 21 | 17 | 148.0 | 63 | -92 | -1.5 | 2 | |
| Career | 23 | 22 | 19-2-1 | 338 | 547 | 61.8 | 4408 | 8.1 | 28 | 33 | 134.3 | 119 | -107 | -0.9 | 4 | |
See also
- List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders
References
- "Petaluman's road from NFL to Sonoma County courtroom". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. January 16, 2012.
- Stefanie Loh (February 11, 2015). "Former Aztecs, Chargers QB Freitas dies at 63". U-T San Diego. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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- Players of American football from San Mateo, California
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