Fred Sheffield

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

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

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Fred Sheffield

| image = Fred_Sheffield.jpg

| width =

| caption = Sheffield from the 1944 Utonian

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 165

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|11|5}}

| birth_place = Kaysville, Utah, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|8|1923|11|5}}

| death_place =

| high_school = Davis (Kaysville, Utah)

| college = Utah (1942–1946)

| career_number = 4

| career_position = Forward

| years1 = 1946–1947

| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors

| highlights =

• NCAA champion (1944)

}}

Frederick Jolley Sheffield (November 5, 1923 – December 8, 2009) was an American basketball player. He won an NCAA championship with the University of Utah in 1944 and played one season for the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

Sheffield, a 6'2 forward and center, played for Utah and, as a sophomore, was a member of the Utes' 1944 national championship team. While many college athletes were called to serve for the military during World War II, Sheffield had a deferment as a pre-medicine major. Also an accomplished track athlete, Sheffield was also the men's collegiate champion in the high jump in 1943 and 1945 and placed in the podium several times at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323125040/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1167417/2/index.htm Utah The First Cinderella], accessed August 14, 2011

After the conclusion of his collegiate career, Sheffield played for the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA for the 1946–47 season. Sheffield averaged 3.4 points in 22 games in a reserve role, but was cut by the team before the Warriors went on to win the inaugural BAA championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shefffr01.html |title=Fred Sheffield Stats |website=www.basketball-reference.com |access-date=August 14, 2011}} Sheffield became a doctor, practicing for most of his adult life. Sheffield died on December 8, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.aspx?n=frederick-j-sheffield&pid=137129355&fhid=10151 |title=FREDERICK J. SHEFFIELD M.D. Obituary (2009) Orange County Register |website=www.legacy.com |access-date=August 14, 2011}}