Jesse Freitas Sr.
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Jesse Freitas (February 7, 1921 – May 18, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Rockets and Buffalo Bills His son, Jesse Jr., was also a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
After his playing career ended, Freitas became a coach. In 1950, he was hired as the head football coach at Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.[2] Freitas was appointed head football coach at the College of San Mateo in 1955, succeeding Duane Whitehead.[3] He was also the head baseball coach at San Mateo before he was fired in March 1958.[4] Freitas returned to Junípero Serra as head football coach in 1960.[5] After two seasons, he left Serra in 1962 to become an assistant football coach at Sunnyvale High School in Sunnyvale, California.[6] He went back to Serra for a third stint as head football coach in 1965, continuing through the 1974 season.[7] He compiled an overall record of 107–46–3 in 17 seasons at Serra.[8]
Freitas died of cancer, at age 99, on May 18, 2020, in San Diego.[1]
Head coaching record
Junior college football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Mateo Bulldogs (Big Eight Conference) (1955–1957) | |||||||||
| 1955 | San Mateo | 2–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1956 | San Mateo | 1–8 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1957 | San Mateo | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| San Mateo: | 5–23 | 3–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–23 | ||||||||
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