Sherwood Marshall Fries (November 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was a

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for the Green Bay Packers of the

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(NFL) during the 1943 season.

Biography

Fries was born on November 24, 1920, in

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. Fries was the son of actors

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and Vivian Marshall. Sherwood Fries attended Fairfax High School, where he played football and competed in

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. He set a Western League (now named CIF Los Angeles City Section) record in 1939 with a 59 foot shotput throw. Fries played at the collegiate level at the Colorado State University, where he primarily played punter and placekicker, but he was occasionally utilized as a

. During a game against the

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on October 27, 1940, Fries had two 85 yard punts. Colorado State won the game 7–6. Fries also played

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for Colorado State. He was selected to the

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Mountain States Athletic Conference All-Second-team as a

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in 1941. He played with the Green Bay Packers as a guard during the

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. In 1944, Fries played football for the San Diego Sailors of Naval Station, San Diego. He was the Sailors' starting

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and punter. Fries placed second in shotput during a

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competition in

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in May 1945. In 1947, Fries played semi-professional baseball for the

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of Fort Collins, Colorado. Fries returned to Colorado State University in 1948 where he coached swimming and played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and

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. In 1952, Fries moved to

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, where he managed the municipal pool and coached football at Mitchell High School.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fries, Sherwood 1920 births 1986 deaths Players of American football from Los Angeles Green Bay Packers players American football offensive guards Colorado State Rams football players Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni

Biography

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