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{{Short description|American football player (1944–2021)}}
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| name = Fred Forsberg
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|position=[[Linebacker]]
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| position = [[Linebacker]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1944|7|4}}
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|birth_place=[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|death_date={{death date|2021|1|26}} <br> (age 76)
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|death_place=[[Sammamish, Washington]]
| birth_place = [[Tacoma, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|26|1944|7|4}}
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| death_place = [[Sammamish, Washington]], U.S.
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|high_school=[[Woodrow Wilson High School (Tacoma, Washington)|Tacoma (WA) Woodrow Wilson]]
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|college=[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
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| high_school = [[Woodrow Wilson High School (Tacoma, Washington)|Tacoma (WA) Woodrow Wilson]]
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| college = [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
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| afldraftyear = 1966
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| afldraftpick = 121
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* [[Calgary Stampeders]] ({{CFL Year|1966}})
* [[Calgary Stampeders]] ({{CFL Year|1966}})
* [[Victoria Steelers]] (1967)
* [[Victoria Steelers]] (1967)
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* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
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* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-PCC]] ([[1965 All-Pacific Coast football team|1965]])
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* Second-team All-PCC ([[1964 All-Pacific Coast football team|1964]])
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'''Frederick Carl Forsberg''' (July 4, 1944 - January 26, 2021) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[linebacker]] for six seasons for the [[Denver Broncos]] (#52), the [[Buffalo Bills]], and the [[San Diego Chargers]]. Previously, he played for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] in 1966 and the [[Victoria Steelers]] of the [[Continental Football League]] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerf/fors00200.html |title=Fred Forsberg|author= |year= |publisher=The Pro Football Archives |work=profootballarchives.com |accessdate=January 13, 2019 }}</ref>
'''Frederick Carl Forsberg''' (July 4, 1944 – January 26, 2021) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who played [[linebacker]] for six seasons for the [[Denver Broncos]] (#52), the [[Buffalo Bills]], and the [[San Diego Chargers]]. Previously, he played for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) in 1966 and the [[Victoria Steelers]] of the [[Continental Football League]] (COFL) in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerf/fors00200.html |title=Fred Forsberg |author= |year= |publisher=The Pro Football Archives |work=profootballarchives.com |accessdate=January 13, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210232/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerf/fors00200.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:54, 3 October 2024

Fred Forsberg
No. 52, 57, 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1944-07-04)July 4, 1944
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died:January 26, 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 76)
Sammamish, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Tacoma (WA) Woodrow Wilson
College:Washington
AFL draft:1966 / round: 14 / pick: 121
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started:69-41
Interceptions:5
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Frederick Carl Forsberg (July 4, 1944 – January 26, 2021) was an American professional football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the Denver Broncos (#52), the Buffalo Bills, and the San Diego Chargers. Previously, he played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1966 and the Victoria Steelers of the Continental Football League (COFL) in 1967.[1]

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  • Dan Raley (November 11, 2008). "Where Are They Now: Fred Forsberg Big-hitting Husky left some lumps". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "Fred Forsberg". profootballarchives.com. The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.


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