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Fred Freeman

Biographical details
Born	(1943-12-29) December 29, 1943
Playing career
1963–1966	Mississippi Valley State
Position	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983	Hampton (DC)
1984–1991	Hampton
Head coaching record
Overall	49–31–4
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 CIAA (1985) 2 CIAA Northern Division (1985, 1987)

For the baseball player, see Freddie Freeman. For the comic book character, see Freddy Freeman. For the convicted murderer, see Fredrick Thomas Freeman.

Fred Freeman (born December 29, 1943) is an American former football player and coach. He was selected 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.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Hampton Pirates (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1991)
1984	Hampton	5–3–2	4–2–1	2nd (Northern)
1985	Hampton	10–2	6–1	1st (Northern)	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	8
1986	Hampton	3–6–1	2–4–1	5th (Northern)
1987	Hampton	9–3	6–1	1st (Northern)		15
1988	Hampton	7–3	3–3	3rd (Northern)
1989	Hampton	8–1–1	4–1–1	T–2nd (Northern)
1990	Hampton	5–5	3–3	T–3rd (Northern)
1991	Hampton	2–9	2–6	9th
Hampton:		49–31–4	30–21–3
Total:		49–31–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final NCAA Division II Football Committee poll.