Fred Rothwell

{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| name = Fred Rothwell

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| number = 61

| position = Center

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|08|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 240

| high_school = P. K. Yonge {{nowrap|(Gainesville, Florida)}}

| college = Kansas State

| draftyear = 1974

| draftround = 13

| draftpick = 325

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1974}})

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| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 14

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 0

| pfr = RothFr20

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Donald Fred Rothwell (born October 8, 1952) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for one season.{{Cite web|title=Fred Rothwell Stats|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RothFr20.htm|access-date=November 21, 2020|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en}} He played college football at Kansas State and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 13th round of the 1974 NFL draft.