Ted Fritsch

Rushing yards:	2,200
Rushing average:	3.5
Receptions:	25
Receiving yards:	227
Total touchdowns:	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ted Fritsch
	Fritsch on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 64
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	October 31, 1920; Spencer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	October 4, 1979 (aged 58); Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Spencer (WI)
College:	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Undrafted:	1942
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1942–1950);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1944); NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1946); NFL scoring leader (1946); Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	2,200
Rushing average:	3.5
Receptions:	25
Receiving yards:	227
Total touchdowns:	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Theodore Leo Fritsch (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American baseball, basketball, and football player who played running back for the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League (NBA). Fritsch also played as an outfielder for the Portsmouth Cubs, Nashville Vols, and Los Angeles Angels minor league baseball teams in 1944.^[1] He attended Spencer High School in Spencer, WI and the High School's football field was named after him. Notre Dame de la Baie High School's football field in Green Bay is also named after him. Fritsch died in 1979 of a heart attack. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.^[2]

His son, Ted Fritsch, Jr., also played in the NFL in the 1970s.

Fullback Ted Fritsch (64) moves in to lay a block for teammate Joe Laws against the Chicago Bears, 1942.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the NFL championship
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1942	GNB	11	8	74	323	4.4	55	0	9	60	6.7	31	0
1943	GNB	10	6	54	169	3.1	14	4	2	55	27.5	32	0
1944	GNB	9	7	94	322	3.4	18	4	3	5	1.7	13	0
1945	GNB	10	9	89	282	3.2	31	7	3	13	4.3	9	0
1946	GNB	11	8	128	444	3.5	32	9	2	13	6.5	12	1
1947	GNB	12	12	68	247	3.6	48	6	0	0	0.0	0	0
1948	GNB	12	11	37	173	4.7	30	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1949	GNB	12	8	69	227	3.3	27	1	6	81	13.5	35	0
1950	GNB	12	0	7	13	1.9	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		99	69	620	2,200	3.5	55	31	25	227	9.1	35	1

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1944	GNB	1	1	17	58	3.4	15	1	1	26	26.0	26	1
		1	1	17	58	3.4	15	1	1	26	26.0	26	1

References

^ "Ted Fritsch Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 15 August 2010.
^ Christl, Cliff. "Ted Fritsch". Packers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

External links

Ted Fritsch at Find a Grave

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[1] "Ted Fritsch Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 15 August 2010.

[2] Christl, Cliff. "Ted Fritsch". Packers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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