# Fred Broussard

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1933)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Fred Broussard
| number      = 56, 50
| position    = [Center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football))
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1933|03|07}}
| birth_place = [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2015|04|03|1933|03|07}}
| death_place = [Burkeville, Texas](/source/Burkeville%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 235
| high_school = [DeQuincy](/source/DeQuincy_High_School) <br> ([DeQuincy, Louisiana](/source/DeQuincy%2C_Louisiana))
| college     = [Texas A&M](/source/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football) <br> [Northwestern St. (LA)](/source/Northwestern_State_Demons_football)
| draftyear   = 1955
| draftround  = 4
| draftpick   = 42
| pastteams   =
* [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) ({{NFL Year|1955}})
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) (1955)
* [Houston Oilers](/source/Houston_Oilers) (1960)*
* [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) ([1960](/source/1960_American_Football_League_season))
| statleague  = NFL/AFL
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 8
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 6
| pfr         = B/BrouFr20
}}

'''Frederick Ethridge Broussard''' (April 29, 1933 – April 3, 2015) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player who played for [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers), [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) and [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) of the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League) (AFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University) and [Northwestern State University](/source/Northwestern_State_University).<ref name="pro-football-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrouFr20.htm|title=Fred Broussard NFL & AFL Football Statistics &#124; Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>

Broussard died on April 3, 2015 in [Burkeville, Texas](/source/Burkeville%2C_Texas),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/brou00600.html|title=Fred Broussard|work=Pro Football Archives|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref> at the age of 82.

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Category:1933 births
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Category:New York Giants players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Players of American football from Louisiana
Category:Denver Broncos (AFL) players
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Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Northwestern State Demons football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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