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.[1]
- 1972: 97/171 for 1,200 yards with 7 TD vs 14 INT.[citation needed]
- 1973: 227/347 for 2,993 yards with 21 TD vs 17 INT.[citation needed]
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Born: | San Mateo, California, U.S. | September 10, 1951||||||||
Died: | February 8, 2015 Petaluma, California, U.S. | (aged 63)||||||||
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: | San Diego State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 6 / pick: 133 | ||||||||
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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.[2]
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edit- ^ "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.