Career
He was the tallest and biggest of the football-playing brothers at six feet five inches and 250 pounds. He played mostly tackle or end, but sometimes he lined up in the backfield, to provide blocking. Fred also was a professional boxer and a legitimate contender for the heavyweight title, held by Jess Willard.
However in 1915, a broken wrist ended his boxing career.
Around 1987 Fred"s daughter, Vera, tried to get the city of Columbus to name a street for the Nesser Brothers. Her request was turned down.