Fred Small (American football)

John Frederick "Fred" Small (July 15, 1963 – June 24, 2003)[1] was a professional American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985.

Not to be confused with Fred Smalls.
Fred Small
No. 54
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1963-07-15)July 15, 1963
Los Angeles, California
Died:June 24, 2003(2003-06-24) (aged 39)
Pomona, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:John C. Fremont
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 9 / Pick: 241
Career history

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Small graduated from John C. Fremont High School in 1981. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Don James. An outside linebacker in his senior season in 1984, the Huskies won the Orange Bowl and were second in the final rankings. Small was selected in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Steelers.

After leaving football, he became a police officer in southern California and joined the Inglewood Police Department in 1998. While on duty on his police motorcycle, he was involved in a late night three-vehicle collision on the Pomona Freeway, and died from his injuries at age 39 at Pomona Valley Hospital.[2] He was survived by his wife and four children.[3]

References
  1. "Fred Small Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com".
  2. "Fred Small, 1963-2003: Ex-Husky killed in crash". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Associated Press. June 24, 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. "Fred Small, ex-Husky linebacker, killed in accident". Seattle Times. Associated Press. June 24, 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2019.


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