Jesse Freitas Jr.

Jesse Freitas Jr.

No. 17
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1951-09-10)September 10, 1951 San Mateo, California, U.S.
Died	February 8, 2015(2015-02-08) (aged 63) Petaluma, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Junípero Serra (San Mateo)
College	Stanford (1969-1970) San Diego State (1971-1972)
NFL draft	1974: 6th round, 133rd overall pick
Career history
San Diego Chargers (1974–1975)
Awards and highlights
Sammy Baugh Trophy (1973) Third-team All-American (1973) NCAA passing yards leader (1973) First-team All-PCAA (1973)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts 219 Passing completions 98 Completion percentage 44.7% TD–INT 8–13 Passing yards 1,244 Passer rating 50.5 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jesse Lee Freitas Jr. (September 10, 1951 – February 8, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 133rd overall in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and San Diego State Aztecs.

His father Jesse Sr. was a professional football player in the 1940s.

On February 8, 2015, Freitas was found dead in his car in Petaluma, California. Police officials said the Sonoma County coroner had not yet determined a cause of death.

College career

College statistics

Year	Team	Games			Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1970	Stanford	1	0	0–0	14	29	48.3	215	7.4	0	2	96.8	8	16	2.0	0
1971	San Diego State	Redshirt
1972	San Diego State	11	11	10–1	97	171	56.7	1,200	7.0	7	14	112.8	48	-31	-0.6	2
1973	San Diego State	11	11	9–1–1	227	347	65.4	2,993	8.6	21	17	148.0	63	-92	-1.5	2
Career		23	22	19–2–1	338	547	61.8	4,408	8.1	28	33	134.3	119	-107	-0.9	4

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders