Stan Fritts

American football player (born 1952)

American football player

Stan FrittsNo. 33

Position:| Running back
Personal information
Born:|  (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952 (age 71)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:| Oak Ridge (TN)
College:| NC State
NFL draft:| 1975 / round: 4 / pick: 97
Career history

* Cincinnati Bengals (1975–1976)

Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-American (1974)
* 2× First-team All-ACC (1972, 1974)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 26

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Rushing attempts–yards:| 141–575
Receptions–yards:| 15–138
Touchdowns:| 13
Player stats at PFR

Stanley Alan Fritts (born September 18, 1952) is a former professional American football player who played running back for two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at North Carolina State University.

## Early years

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Fritts attended Oak Ridge High School. He accepted a football scholarship from North Carolina State University.

As a sophomore in 1972, when Lou Holtz arrived as the new head coach at North Carolina State University, he implemented split-back veer offense to take advantage of the talent at running back, that included Fritts, Willie Burden, Charley Young and Roland Hooks.[1] At the time, this was arguably the best group of running backs in the nation, they were known as "The Four Stallions" and everyone of them went on to play in a professional football league.[2][3] He led the team with 145 carries for 689 yards (4.8-yard avg.) and 16 rushing touchdowns.

As a junior in 1973, he was part of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship team as a halfback. He was second on the team behind Burden, with 114 carries for 661 yards (5.8-yard avg.) and 7 rushing touchdowns.

As a senior in 1974, he led the team with 245 carries for 1,169 yards (4.8-yard avg.) and 12 rushing touchdowns. He finished his college career with 534 carries for 2,542 yards (4.8-yard avg.) and 41 rushing touchdowns. He passed Burden as the 7th ranked rusher in Wolfpack history.

## Professional career

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Fritts was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 4th round (97th overall) of the 1975 NFL draft. He appeared in 26 games with 9 starts.

## Personal life

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He currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

## References

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1. ^ "Holtz Selects Starting Backfield For WolfPack". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
2. ^ "Offensive fireworks due at Liberty Bowl". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
3. ^ "WolfPack Gridders Get Their Shot At Winning". Retrieved April 30, 2019.

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Cincinnati Bengals 1975 NFL draft selections

* Glenn Cameron
* Al Krevis
* Gary Burley
* Gary Sheide
* Bo Harris
* Stan Fritts
* Pat McInally
* Jeff West
* Tom Shuman
* Rollen Smith
* Chris Devlin
* Ricky Davis
* Greg Dubinetz
* Lofell Williams
* Rockey Felker
* Marvin Cobb
* Jack Novak
* Ron Rosenberg
* Frank Haywood
* Greg Enright
* John Tuttle
* Elvin Charity

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