Jesse Freitas Jr.

{{Short description|American football player (1951–2015)}}

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

{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jesse Freitas Jr.

| image =

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| number = 17

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|9|10}}

| birth_place = San Mateo, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|02|08|1951|9|10}}

| death_place = Petaluma, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 203

| high_school = Junípero Serra
(San Mateo, California)

| college = Stanford (1969-1970)
San Diego State (1971-1972)

| draftyear = 1974

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 133

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1975}})

| highlights =

• Sammy Baugh Trophy (1973)
• Third-team All-American (1973)
• First-team All-PCAA (1973)

| statlabel1 = TD–INT

| statvalue1 = 8–13

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 1,244

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 50.5

| pfr = FreiJe00

}}

Jesse Lee Freitas Jr. (September 10, 1951 – February 8, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and San Diego State Aztecs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2021293-181/petalumans-road-from-nfl-to|title=Petaluman's road from NFL to Sonoma County courtroom|date=January 16, 2012|website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat}}

His father Jesse Sr. was a professional football player in the 1940s.

On February 8, 2015, Freitas was found dead in his car in Petaluma, California. Police officials said the Sonoma County coroner had not yet determined a cause of death.{{cite web | author =Stefanie Loh | title =Former Aztecs, Chargers QB Freitas dies at 63 | website =U-T San Diego | date =February 11, 2015 | url =http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/10/aztecs-chargers-qb-jesse-freitas-death-cte-depress/ | access-date = February 11, 2015}}