Fred Besana

For the baseball player, see Fred Besana (baseball).

Fred Besana
No. 14
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1954-03-09) March 9, 1954 (age 70)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:California
NFL draft:1977 / round: 5 / pick: 115
Career history

Fred Besana (born March 9, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears. He was briefly on the rosters of the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), but never saw regular season action.[1][2][3][4] He was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL draft.

  1. ^ "Besana gald to get one more chance". New York Times. June 6, 1983. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bills make room for Besana". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. December 9, 1977. p. 7B.
  3. ^ "Fred Besana, Oakland Invaders". Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Football becomes fun for Oakland's Besana". Gadsden Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 23, 1983. p. A6.