Sherwood Fries

Sherwood Marshall Fries (November 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was a guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1943 season.

Sherwood Fries
No. 46
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1920-11-14)November 14, 1920
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:December 9, 1986(1986-12-09) (aged 66)
San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairfax (California)
College:Colorado State
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:5
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Biography

Fries was born on November 24, 1920 in Los Angeles, California.[1] Fries was the son of actors Otto Fries and Vivian Marshall.[2] Sherwood Fries attended Fairfax High School, where he played football and competed in shotput. He set a Western League (now named CIF Los Angeles City Section) record in 1939 with a 59 foot shotput throw.[3]

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 guard.[4][5] During a game against the New Mexico Lobos on October 27, 1940, Fries had two 85 yard punts. Colorado State won the game 7–6.[6] Fries also played baseball for Colorado State. He was selected to the Associated Press Mountain States Athletic Conference All-Second-team as a pitcher in 1941.[7] He played with the Green Bay Packers as a guard during the 1943 NFL season.[8][9] In 1944, Fries played football for the San Diego Sailors of Naval Station, San Diego.[10] He was the Sailors' starting left tackle and punter.[11][12]

Fries placed second in shotput during a United States Navy track and field competition in Hawaii in May 1945. In 1947, Fries played semi-professional baseball for the Fort Collins Elks of Fort Collins, Colorado.[13] Fries returned to Colorado State University in 1948 where he coached swimming and played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and right fielder.[14][15]

In 1952, Fries moved to Mitchell, Nebraska where he managed the municipal pool and coached football at Mitchell High School.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Sherwood Fries Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. US Federal Census 1930, California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, ED 841, Sheet 9A, Line 13
  3. "Fairfax Track Team Wins Western League Crown". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 20, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. Hodgson, Jimmy (November 16, 1940). "Redskins Battle Coloags Today; Tribe Face New Type of Defense". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 32. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  5. "Cowboys Hold Coloags To Scoreless Deadlock". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. United Press International. October 6, 1940. p. 33. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  6. "Sherwood%20Fries"&match=1 "Undismayed Lobos Groom for Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 28, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  7. "AP All-Big Seven Team". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fore Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. June 1, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  8. "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
  9. "Packer Squad of 26 Leaves for Eastern Exhibition Tour; Tilt at Baltimore Sunday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 2, 1943. p. 15. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  10. Wolf, Al (October 5, 1944). "Sportsraits". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 11. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  11. "Starting Left Tackle". Daily News. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1944. p. 31. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  12. "Lt. Soffe on Coast". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 12, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  13. "Elks Team Loses in Denver Tourney". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fore Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. August 6, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  14. "Suckness Giving Swimming Coach Plenty of Worry". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fore Collins, Colorado. February 13, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  15. "Aggies Given Chance to Cut Buffalo Nine Victory String". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fore Collins, Colorado. April 7, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  16. "Personal Mention..." The Mitchell Index. Mitchell, Nebraska. June 5, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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