Curtis Enis

Curtis Enis

No. 39, 44
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: June 15, 1976 (1976-06-15) (age 35)
Place of birth: Union City, Ohio
Career information
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Debuted in 1998 for the Chicago Bears
Last played in 2000 for the Chicago Bears
Career history
Chicago Bears (1998–2000)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of 2000
Rushing yards	1,497
Rushing average	3.3
Touchdowns	4
Stats at NFL.com

Curtis D. Enis (born June 15, 1976, in Union City, Ohio) is a former professional American football player. For three seasons he played running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Enis was a first round pick (#5 overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft.

High school

Enis attended Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, Ohio, where he was named a Parade All-American, and voted the 1993 Mr. Football Award in the State of Ohio by the Associated Press. He was a three-time All-State selection at linebacker, and Most Valuable Player of the 1994 Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

College

Enis attended The Pennsylvania State University at the University Park, Pennsylvania campus. His career there was marred by a gift acceptance scandal which cost him his final months of eligibility.^[1]

His rushing stats at Penn State were:

• 1995–113 attempts, 683 yards, 4 Touchdowns
• 1996-224 Attempts, 1210 yards, 13 Touchdowns
• 1997-228 attempts, 1363 yards, 19 Touchdowns

Academics

Majored in Recreational Management at Penn State.

Pro career

Enis played 36 games in a three year span, accumalating just 1,497 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. He retired at the premature age of 24 in 2001 due to a degenerative condition in his left knee.

Life after football

In a Sports Illustrated article Enis spoke about his conversion to pentecostal Christianity and his relationship with the controversial organization Champions for Christ.^[2]

He went on to attend the Ohio Basic Peace Officer Academy through a joint program between Edison State Community College and the Miami County Sheriffs Office. He worked as a Miami County Deputy Sheriff for two years before being fired amidst accusations that he solicited sex from a convenience store employee while in uniform.^[3] No criminal charges were filed and the dismissal was sent to an arbitration hearing in January 2010.^[3]

In 2009 Enis began volunteering with the sports teams at Bradford High School in Bradford, Ohio. He coached junior high basketball and track and field and coached the running backs on the varsity football team.^[3] He applied for the head football coach position when it opened up in April 2010, and was hired that summer.^[4] Enis’s hiring became controversial when the 25-page report from his arbitration with the Miami County Sheriffs Office was leaked anonymously to the Bradford Exempted Village Schools district and the Ohio High School Athletic Association.^[3]

References

1. ^ Jinxed? Penn State's best running backs are following a fateful trend
2. ^ Champions for Christ: The NFL And Religion September 4, 1998 Episode no. 201, PBS:Religious & Ethics Weekly
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Archdeacon, Tom (2010-08-28). "Enis’ up-and-down football career comes full circle". Dayton Daily News. http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/high-school-sports/enis-up-and-down-football-career-comes-full-circle-885916.html. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
4. ^ Frantz, Eric (2010-06-25). "Former Mr. Football takes over Bradford football program". JJHuddle. http://www.jjhuddle.com/news/articles/2010/6/25/former-mr-football-takes-over-bradford-football-program. 

Preceded by Walt Harris (1996)

Bears 1st round draft pick 1998

Succeeded by Cade McNown

External links

• Curtis Enis article at www.bearshistory.com

Persondata
Name	Enis, Curtis
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Date of birth	June 15, 1975
Place of birth	Union City, Ohio
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