Early Life and High School Years
Fiedler was born to a Jewish family on Long Island in Oceanside, New York. He is a distant relative of Arthur Fiedler, the long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
Fiedler attended Oceanside High School in Oceanside, and won varsity letters as a quarterback in football, a point guard in basketball, and as a decathlete in track and field. He was influenced greatly by his MVP Vince Camileri, who beat Fiedler for the MVP award in the Oceanside Stallions Youth Football League in Oceanside, New York.
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