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 Jerry Friesen came out of
Bedford Road Collegiate as an offensive lineman. But it was while he was with
the Saskatoon Hilltops in 1973 and 1974, he was converted to linebacker. It was
a position he’d play for three years with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies
and then three years with Montreal Alouettes and six years with Saskatchewan
Roughriders. While with the Huskies, he was voted All-Canadian in both 1976 and
1977. He joined the Alouettes in 1978 and played in Grey Cup games during his
first two seasons with them. With the Roughriders, he was honoured with the CFL’s
Tom Pate award in 1986. He became defensive co-coordinator with the Huskies in
1988, sharing in a Vanier Cup win in 1990.
After a year as a coach with
the Roughriders in 1996, he became assistant coach with University of Calgary in
1997 and head coach of University of Alberta in 2001. He was CIS coach of the
year in 2004.
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