John Edmund Fries (June 19, 1885 – January 21, 1955) was an American football player and coach.

[1] Fries played right tackle at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

[2] As a player, he witnessed his opposing team throw the first legal forward pass on September 5, 1906 in a 22–0 loss against Saint Louis.

[8] His career coaching record at Carroll College was 11 wins, 14 losses, and 5 ties.

[10] The Michigan Wolverines soundly beat them by a score of 54 to 0[11] in the 1916 season under legendary coach Fielding Yost,[12] where Carroll only produced one first down the entire game.