Mitch Frerotte

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Mitch Frerotte
Position(s): Offensive guard	Jersey #(s): 59
Born: March 30, 1965 Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Died: June 11, 2008 (aged 43) Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Career Information
Year(s): 1987–1992
College: Penn State
Professional Teams
Buffalo Bills (1987, 1990-1992) Seattle Seahawks (1993)
Career Stats
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Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
3 Super Bowl appearances (XXV, XXVI, XXVII)

Paul Mitchael Frerotte (March 30, 1965 - June 11, 2008) was an American professional football player who played as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League, all with the Buffalo Bills. Frerotte is perhaps best known for scoring three touchdowns during the 1992 NFL season,^[1] a record for an offensive lineman.^[2]

Frerotte played in three Super Bowls: XXV, XXVI, and XXVII. He attended Kittanning High School and Penn State University.

[edit] Personal

Known as "Pit Bull" by his Bills teammates, Frerotte often wore an elaborate mask of eye black during games.^[2] He was a well-known Harley-Davidson enthusiast, who once threatened ESPN's Joe Theismann with bodily harm after he mounted Frerotte's motorcycle without permission.^[3]

Frerotte is the cousin of NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte. Mitch died from a massive heart attack at his mother's home on June 11, 2008.