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Fred Freeman

1943–

United States

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Fred Freeman (born December 29, 1943) is an American former football player and coach. He was selected in the ninth round (213th overall) by the New York Giants in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. Freeman served as the head football coach at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia from 1984 to 1991, compiling a record of 49–31–4. Freeman was an assistant coach at Howard University and Delaware State University prior to joining the coaching staff at Hampton in 1981. He served as defensive coordinator at Hampton for three season under Ed Wyche before succeeding him as head coach in 1984, when Wyche left for Alabama A&M University.

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