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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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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) | ||||||||
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High school: | Tacoma (WA) Woodrow Wilson | ||||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 14 / pick: 121 | ||||||||
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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.
External links
- 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
- "Fred Forsberg". profootballarchives.com. The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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