Sherwood Marshall Fries (November 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was a guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1943 season.

[2] Sherwood Fries attended Fairfax High School, where he played football and competed in shotput.

He set a Western League (now named CIF Los Angeles City Section) record in 1939 with a 59 foot shotput throw.

[11][12] Fries placed second in shotput during a United States Navy track and field competition in Hawaii in May 1945.

[13] Fries returned to Colorado State University in 1948 where he coached swimming and played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and right fielder.