| Jerry Friesen | |
| Birth Date: | October 27, 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Rosthern, Saskatchewan |
| Team: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Position1: | Special teams coordinator |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Cis: | University of Saskatchewan |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 1978 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 2 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 14 |
| Cfldraftedteam: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Coaching Years1: | 1986–1995 |
| Coaching Team1: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Coaching Years2: | 1996 |
| Coaching Team2: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Coaching Years3: | 1997–2000 |
| Coaching Team3: | Calgary Dinos |
| Coaching Years4: | 2001–2010 |
| Coaching Team4: | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Coaching Years5: | 2011 |
| Coaching Team5: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Coaching Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Coaching Team6: | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Coaching Years7: | 2017–present |
| Coaching Team7: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Playing Years1: | 1978–1980 |
| Playing Team1: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Playing Years2: | 1981–1985 |
| Playing Team2: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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Jerry Friesen is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League and is the special teams coordinator for the Saskatchewan Huskies.
A graduate of University of Saskatchewan, Friesen was 3-time all-star with the Huskies. In 1994, he was inducted into the Huskie Wall of Fame.[1]
Friesen was drafted in the second round, 14th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes in the 1978 CFL Draft and played in 48 regular season games with them.[2] He then joined his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders for five years, winning the prestigious Tom Pate Memorial Award for outstanding community service in 1985.[3]
Friesen took up coaching after his playing days. He started with alma mater as an assistant coach for the Saskatchewan Huskies for 10 seasons, winning the Vanier Cup in 1990. After a year as linebacker coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was the defensive coordinator with the Calgary Dinos. He next spent 10 years as head coach of the Alberta Golden Bears, being named CIS coach of the year in 2004, before he resigned to return to the Roughriders. He spent the 2011 season with the Roughriders, but was not retained following a disappointing season.
On March 11, 2013, Friesen was announced as the defensive coordinator for the UBC Thunderbirds.[4] He spent two years with the Thunderbirds but was not retained following a head coaching change in 2015.
On May 2, 2017, it was announced that Friesen had re-joined his alma mater and was named the special teams coordinator for the Saskatchewan Huskies.[5]
In 2008, Friesen was enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.[6]