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| name = Ted Fritsch
| name = Ted Fritsch
| image = Ted Fritsch Sr. - 1948 Bowman.jpg<!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see [[WP:NONFREE]]. -->
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| caption = Fritsch on a 1948 Bowman football card
| caption = Fritsch on a 1948 Bowman football card
| number = 64
| number = 64
| position = [[Running back]]
| position = [[Running back]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|10|31|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|10|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Spencer, Wisconsin]]
| birth_place = [[Spencer, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|10|4|1920|10|31|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|10|4|1920|10|31|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
| death_place = [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 210
| weight_lb = 210
| high_school = [[Spencer High School (Wisconsin)|Spencer (WI)]]
| high_school = [[Spencer High School (Wisconsin)|Spencer (WI)]]
| college = [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football|Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]
| college = [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football|Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]
| draftyear =
| draftyear =
| draftround =
| draftround =
| draftpick =
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| undraftedyear = 1942
| undraftedyear = 1942
| pastteams =
| pastteams =
* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1942–1950)
* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1942–1950)
| highlights =
| highlights =
* NFL champion ([[1944 NFL Championship Game|1944]])
* [[NFL champion]] ([[1944 NFL Championship Game|1944]])
* [[List of National Football League season rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1946)
* [[List of National Football League season rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1946)
* [[NFL scoring leader]] ({{nfly|1946}})
* [[NFL scoring leader]] ({{nfly|1946}})
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
| nflnew = tedfritsch/2514454
| pfr = FritTe20
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}}
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'''Theodore Leo Fritsch''' (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American [[baseball]], [[basketball]], and [[American football|football]] player who played [[running back]] for the [[National Football League]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the [[Oshkosh All-Stars]] of the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]]. Fritsch also played as an [[outfielder]] for the [[Portsmouth Cubs]], [[Nashville Vols]], and [[Los Angeles Angels (PCL)|Los Angeles Angels]] [[minor league baseball]] teams in 1944.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fritsc001the "Ted Fritsch Minor League Statistics & History."] Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 15 August 2010.</ref> He attended Spencer High School in [[Spencer, WI]] and the High School's football field was named after him. Notre Dame High School in Green Bay is also named after him. Fritsch died in 1979 of a [[heart attack]]
'''Theodore Leo Fritsch''' (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American [[baseball]], [[basketball]], and [[American football|football]] player who played [[running back]] for the [[National Football League]] (NFL)'s [[Green Bay Packers]] from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the [[Oshkosh All-Stars]] of the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBA). Fritsch also played as an [[outfielder]] for the [[Portsmouth Cubs]], [[Nashville Vols]], and [[Los Angeles Angels (PCL)|Los Angeles Angels]] [[minor league baseball]] teams in 1944.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fritsc001the "Ted Fritsch Minor League Statistics & History."] Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 15 August 2010.</ref> He attended Spencer High School in [[Spencer, WI]] and the High School's football field was named after him. Notre Dame de la Baie High School's football field in Green Bay is also named after him. Fritsch died in 1979 of a [[heart attack]]. He was inducted into the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/ted-fritsch | title = Ted Fritsch | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = October 3, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231003151622/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/ted-fritsch | url-status = live }}</ref>


His son, [[Ted Fritsch, Jr.]], also played in the NFL in the 1970s.
His son, [[Ted Fritsch, Jr.]], also played in the NFL in the 1970s.
[[File:Laws-Joe-1942.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Fullback Ted Fritsch (64) moves in to lay a block for teammate [[Joe Laws]] against the Chicago Bears, 1942.]]


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[[Category:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football players]]
[[Category:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football players]]
[[Category:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]




Latest revision as of 18:21, 21 November 2024

Ted Fritsch
refer to caption
Fritsch on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 64
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1920-10-31)October 31, 1920
Spencer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:October 4, 1979(1979-10-04) (aged 58)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Spencer (WI)
College:Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Undrafted:1942
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Theodore Leo Fritsch (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American baseball, basketball, and football player who played running back for the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League (NBA). Fritsch also played as an outfielder for the Portsmouth Cubs, Nashville Vols, and Los Angeles Angels minor league baseball teams in 1944.[1] He attended Spencer High School in Spencer, WI and the High School's football field was named after him. Notre Dame de la Baie High School's football field in Green Bay is also named after him. Fritsch died in 1979 of a heart attack. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.[2]

His son, Ted Fritsch, Jr., also played in the NFL in the 1970s.

Fullback Ted Fritsch (64) moves in to lay a block for teammate Joe Laws against the Chicago Bears, 1942.

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Fritsch Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ Christl, Cliff. "Ted Fritsch". Packers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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