Jerry Friesen

Jerry Friesen is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League and university coach.[1]

Jerry Friesen
Born:October 27, 1955
Rosthern, Saskatchewan
Career information
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
CollegeUniversity of Saskatchewan
CFL draft1978 / Round: 2
Drafted byMontreal Alouettes
Career history
As coach
1986–95Saskatchewan Huskies
1996Saskatchewan Roughriders
1997–2000Calgary Dinos
2001–10Alberta Golden Bears
2011Saskatchewan Roughriders
As player
1978–80Montreal Alouettes
1981–85Saskatchewan Roughriders
Awards1985 - Tom Pate Memorial Award

A graduate of University of Saskatchewan, Friesen was 3 time all-star with the Huskies. In 1994 he was inducted into the Huskie Wall of Fame.[2]

He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, playing 48 regular season games with them.[3] He then joined his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders for 5 years, winning the prestigious Tom Pate Memorial Award for outstanding community service in 1985.

Friesen took up coaching after his playing days. He started with alma mater as an assistant coach for the Saskatchewan Huskies for 10 seasons, winning the Vanier Cup in 1990. After a year as linebacker coach with the Green Riders, he was defensive coordinator with the Calgary Dinos. He next spent 10 years as head coach of the Alberta Golden Bears, being named CIS coach of the year in 2004, before he resigned to return to the Riders.

In 2008 he was enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References
  1. CFLAPEDIA Entry: Jerry Friesen
  2. "Huskie Wall of Fame: Jerry Friesen". Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. Montreal Alouettes All-Time Roster
  4. Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame- Jerry Friesen: Football (2008)
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