Fred Oscar "Fritz" Loven (June 11, 1894 – November 1, 1975) was an American football player.
He played professional football for the Minneapolis Red Jackets in 1929 and thereafter lived for more than 40 years a life of "socialized exclusion" in a cabin in the woods.
[2] He also played in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Minneapolis Red Jackets.
[4] Loven lived for more than 40 years, starting in 1932, in a cabin on 80 acres in Lake Shore, Minnesota.
In a 1973 profile of Loven published in the North Country Anvil, his lifestyle was described as one of "socialized exclusion".