Fred Enke (American football)

Fred Enke
No. 24, 17, 10
	Enke on a 1948 Bowman football card
Born:	December 15, 1924; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:	April 13, 2014 (aged 89); Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
College	Arizona
NFL draft	1948, round: 7, pick: 47
Drafted by	Detroit Lions
Career history
As player
1948–1951	Detroit Lions
1952	Philadelphia Eagles
1953–1954	Baltimore Colts
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

Frederick William "Freddy" Enke (December 15, 1924 – April 13, 2014) was a professional American football quarterback who played in seven National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1948 to 1954 for the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Baltimore Colts. He started for the Lions for two years.

Biography

Early life

Fred Enke was born December 15, 1924, in Louisville, Kentucky.

His father, Fred August Enke, was a college basketball coach.^[1]

He graduated from Tucson High School as a three-sport star (football, baseball, basketball) in 1943 after starting a 52-game winning streak for the school as quarterback. He was a two-time All State quarterback leading the Badgers to the State Championship in all three sports during the 1942–43 school year.

Collegiate career

Enke played college football at the University of Arizona and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1948 NFL draft.

Professional career

Life after football

After leaving the NFL, Enke retired to Casa Grande, Arizona to become a cotton farmer.^[1]

Death and legacy

Fred Enke died in 2014 from dementia, aged 89, in Casa Grande, Arizona.^[2]

Enke was inducted into the Arizona High School Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 2007.

References

^ ^a ^b Hansen, Greg (January 21, 2014). Former UA, NFL QB Enke still stands tall, Arizona Daily Star; accessed February 5, 2018.
^ Obituary (April 14, 2014). Ex-Arizona 3-sport star, NFL QB Fred Enke dies Archived April 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, sacbee.com, April 14, 2014; accessed February 5, 2018.

[r1-1] Hansen, Greg (January 21, 2014). Former UA, NFL QB Enke still stands tall, Arizona Daily Star; accessed February 5, 2018.

[r2-2] Obituary (April 14, 2014). Ex-Arizona 3-sport star, NFL QB Fred Enke dies Archived April 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, sacbee.com, April 14, 2014; accessed February 5, 2018.

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