John Friesz

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Friesz
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1967(1967-05-19)
Age	57
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

John Friesz Biography

John Friesz is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on May 19, 1967 in United States.

Born in Missoula, Montana, Friesz moved with his family in 1975 to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; he attended Coeur d’Alene High School and graduated in 1985. Friesz spent two seasons as a back-up; as a sophomore, he was third-string behind senior Steve Halliday and junior Scott Wellman as the Vikings won their first state title in 1982. The next year, CDA was state runner-up behind Wellman; Friesz became the starter in his senior season in 1984.

Friesz enrolled at the University of Idaho, recruited by head coach Dennis Erickson, after attending the coach’s Vandal football camp in the summer of

1984. Lightly recruited, his only other offer was from New Mexico, at the time a struggling program in the Western Athletic Conference. Friesz had been turned down by Big Sky member Weber State, then coached by Mike Price.

John Friesz Net Worth

John Friesz is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Friesz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Melvin “Deep” Friesz (pronounced “Freeze”) (born May 19, 1967) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for four teams. Selected in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, he later played for the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, and New England Patriots.

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Friesz became the starting quarterback for the Chargers in 1991, his second season. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in a pre-season game in 1992. The Chargers then acquired QB Stan Humphries from the Washington Redskins, who was drafted by then Redskins GM Bobby Beathard, who was the Chargers GM at that time. Humphries became the starting QB and led the Chargers, who were winless in their first four games, to an 11–5 record, ending a ten-year playoff drought and winning their first AFC West Division title since 1981 under rookie coach Bobby Ross. Friesz returned to the Chargers the next season as the backup quarterback and left the Chargers as a free agent prior to the 1994 season.

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Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Friesz celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

His first game was against perennial state power Borah in Boise, who had beaten the Vikings 27–23 at Coeur d’Alene in 1983. The #2-ranked CDA Vikings returned the favor and beat the Lions 19–14 on the then-green AstroTurf of Bronco Stadium. Friesz completed 21 of 40 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns in his starting debut. The Vikings took over the top spot in the state poll and beat Rogers of Spokane 46–0 the following week. They won their first ten games, but lost in the state semifinals 25–20 to Capital, who also had handed them their last loss, at the finals in 1983. The game was played at a neutral site, the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Friesz’s future home field. He finished the season with over 1,900 yards passing and 19 touchdowns in eleven games, and was second team all-state. (CDA won the state title the following year with Duane Halliday at quarterback.)

Top Facts about John Friesz

1. John Melvin Friesz was born on May 19, 1967 in Missoula, Montana.
2. He moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1975 and attended Coeur d’Alene High School.
3. He attended the University of Idaho and threw for over 10,000 yards in his college career.
4. In August 2006, Friesz was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
5. He was drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.
6. In 1991, he became the starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.
7. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in a pre-season game in 1992.
8. Stan Humphries replaced him at starting quarterback and led the Chargers to an 11–5 record and their first AFC West Division title since 1981.
9. In his four NFL seasons, Friesz passed for over 8,600 yards and 45 touchdowns.
10. He left the Chargers prior to the 1994 season and finished his career with the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.