Fred Enke (football player)
- Fred Enke (football player)
NFL player
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Name=Fred Enke
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1924|12|15
Birthplace=Louisville, Kentucky, United States
DateOfDeath=
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Position=Quarterback
College=Arizona
DraftedYear=1948
DraftedRound=7
DraftedPick=47
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DatabaseFootball=ENKEFRE01
years=1948-1951
1952
1953-1954
teams=Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
Baltimore Colts
Frederick William Enke, Jr. (born December 15, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in seven National Football League seasons from 1948-1954 for the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Baltimore Colts. He started for the Lions for two years. Enke played college football at the University of Arizona. Enke was inducated into the Arizona High School Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 2007. He graduated from Tucson High School as a 3 sport star (football, baseball, basketball) in 1943 after starting a 52-game winning streak for the school as quarterback. He was a 2-time All State quarterback leading the Badgers to the State Championship in all three sports during the 1942-1943 school year. He was the first Arizonan to starts as a QB in the NFL.
After leaving the NFL, he retired to Casa Grande, Arizona to become a cotton farmer.
His father Fred Enke was a college basketball coach.
External links
* http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/0809hofstory-enke.html
* http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/halloffame/halloffame.html?player=fenke
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