Ted Fritsch

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. 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. Fritsch was the head coach at Premontre High School in Green Bay.

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 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 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