John Friesz
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 19, 1967 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Missoula, Montana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Coeur d'Alene (ID) | ||||||||
| College: | Idaho | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 6 / Pick: 138 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2000 | |||||||||
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| TD-INT: | 45-42 |
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| Yards: | 8,699 |
| QB Rating: | 72.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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.
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 those seasons as a back-up and became the starter in his senior season in the fall of 1984. 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.
He 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.
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