Paul Mitchael Frerotte (March 30, 1965 – June 11, 2008) was an American professional football player who played as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Buffalo Bills.
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
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| Born: | March 30, 1965 Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | June 11, 2008 (aged 43) Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Penn State |
| Undrafted: | 1987 |
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Biography
editFrerotte is perhaps best known for scoring three touchdowns during the 1992 NFL season,[1] a record for an offensive lineman.[2]
Frerotte played in three Super Bowls: XXV, XXVI, and XXVII. He attended Kittanning High School and Penn State University.[3]
Personal life
editKnown as "Pit Bull" by his Bills teammates, Frerotte often wore an elaborate mask of eye black during games.[2] He was a well-known Harley-Davidson enthusiast, who once threatened ESPN's Joe Theismann with bodily harm after he mounted Frerotte's motorcycle without permission.[4]
Frerotte is the cousin of NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte. Mitch died from a massive heart attack at his mother's home on June 11, 2008. The coroner's report attributed his death to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition which the American Heart Association calls the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes.[5]
References
edit- ^ Hewitt, Brian (January 31, 1993). "Unlikely Hero Hunt: Frerotte Fits the Bill". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ a b Anderson, Dave (January 10, 1993). "Sports of The Times; The Pit Bull Who Catches TD Passes". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ "Mitch Frerotte". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Tasker, Steve; Pitoniak, Scott (2006). Steve Tasker's Tales from the Buffalo Bills. Sports Publishing. pp. 115–116. ISBN 1-59670-092-0.
- ^ "Coroner: former Buffalo Bills lineman Frerotte died of thick heart muscle". Associated Press. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
External links
edit- Mitch Frerotte's career stats, databasefootball.com
- Pro-Football-Reference.com