| Number: | 46 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 235 |
| High School: | Fairfax (California) |
| College: | Colorado State |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 5 |
| Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue2: | 2 |
| Pfr: | FrieSh20 |
Sherwood Marshall Fries (November 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was a guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1943 season.
Fries was born on November 24, 1920, in Los Angeles, California.[1] Fries was the son of actors Otto Fries and Vivian Marshall.[2] Sherwood Fries attended Fairfax High School, where he played football and competed in shotput. He set a Western League (now named CIF Los Angeles City Section) record in 1939 with a 59 foot shotput throw.[3]
Fries played at the collegiate level at the Colorado State University, where he primarily played punter and placekicker, but he was occasionally utilized as a guard.[4] [5] During a game against the New Mexico Lobos on October 27, 1940, Fries had two 85 yard punts. Colorado State won the game 7–6.[6] Fries also played baseball for Colorado State. He was selected to the Associated Press Mountain States Athletic Conference All-Second-team as a pitcher in 1941.[7] He played with the Green Bay Packers as a guard during the 1943 NFL season.[8] [9] In 1944, Fries played football for the San Diego Sailors of Naval Station, San Diego.[10] He was the Sailors' starting left tackle and punter.[11] [12]
Fries placed second in shotput during a United States Navy track and field competition in Hawaii in May 1945. In 1947, Fries played semi-professional baseball for the Fort Collins Elks of Fort Collins, Colorado.[13] Fries returned to Colorado State University in 1948 where he coached swimming and played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and right fielder.[14] [15]
In 1952, Fries moved to Mitchell, Nebraska, where he managed the municipal pool and coached football at Mitchell High School.[16]