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A Baton Rouge newspaper once described Haynes as "the quarterback who looks like a choir boy." Despite his success in sports, Haynes was said to have been a modest man who downplayed his success. His starting quarterback record for 1966 was 5-4-1; 1967, 7-3-1, and 1968, 8-3-0. He graduated from LSU in 1969 with a degree in [[education]] but entered the pharmaceutical sales business after college graduation.
A Baton Rouge newspaper once described Haynes as "the quarterback who looks like a choir boy." Despite his success in sports, Haynes was said to have been a modest man who downplayed his success. His starting quarterback record for 1966 was 5-4-1; 1967, 7-3-1, and 1968, 8-3-0. He graduated from LSU in 1969 with a degree in [[education]] but entered the pharmaceutical sales business after college graduation.
==Later years==
==Later years==
Twice divorced, Haynes left Baton Rouge in the mid-1990s and returned to his hometown of Minden to help with the care of his father, whose health began to decline. Having a degree in education, he also coached for a time in Webster Parish public schools. On the death of former Sheriff Haynes, Fred Haynes took care of his mother until his own health went into steep decline. After months of medical tests, hospitalizations, and nursing home care, Haynes died in Minden Medical Center of long-term esophageal and renal problems. Haynes lacked health insurance and was unable to qualify for [[Social Security]] disability. Friends established a health fund in his name at the Minden Building and Loan Association.
Twice divorced, Haynes left Baton Rouge in the mid-1990s and returned to his hometown of Minden to help with the care of his father, whose health began to decline. Having a degree in education, he also coached for a time in Webster Parish public schools. On the death of former Sheriff Haynes, Fred Haynes took care of his mother until his own health went into steep decline. After months of medical tests, hospitalizations, and nursing home care, Haynes died in Minden Medical Center of long-term esophageal and renal problems. Haynes lacked health insurance and was unable to qualify for [[Social Security]] disability. Friends established a health fund in his name at the Minden Building and Loan Association.
The following anonymous poem was printed in a Baton Rouge newspaper at the height of Haynes' success as an LSU player:
The following anonymous poem was printed in a Baton Rouge newspaper at the height of Haynes' success as an LSU player:
He’s only 5’9” or 10<br>Statistics tell us all;<br>But Mr. Freddie plays to win<br>Like he is ten feet tall.<br>No man is ever measured by<br>The feet or inches part;<br>But by the spirit that the “guy”<br>Has in his fighting heart—<br>And if he isn’t tall enough<br>To touch the Moon, afar;<br>He may become, when things get rough,<br>A most outstanding star
He’s only 5’9” or 10<br>Statistics tell us all;<br>But Mr. Freddie plays to win<br>Like he is ten feet tall.<br>No man is ever measured by<br>The feet or inches part;<br>But by the spirit that the “guy”<br>Has in his fighting heart—<br>And if he isn’t tall enough<br>To touch the Moon, afar;<br>He may become, when things get rough,<br>A most outstanding star.
==References==
==References==
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