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 2Career 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
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