Fred Enke Explained

Fred Enke
Birth Date:12 July 1897
Birth Place:Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1918–1920
Player Team2:Minnesota
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1919–1921
Player Team4:Minnesota
Player Positions:Tackle (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1922
Coach Team2:South Dakota State (assistant)
Coach Years3:1923–1924
Coach Team3:Louisville
Coach Years4:1925–1930
Coach Team4:Arizona (assistant)
Coach Years5:1931
Coach Team5:Arizona
Coach Years6:1932–1962
Coach Team6:Arizona (assistant)
Coach Sport7:Basketball
Coach Years8:1923–1925
Coach Team8:Louisville
Coach Years9:1925–1961
Coach Team9:Arizona
Coach Sport10:Baseball
Coach Years11:1924–1925
Coach Team11:Louisville
Coach Sport12:Golf
Coach Years13:1935–1967
Coach Team13:Arizona
Admin Years1:1923–1925
Admin Team1:Louisville
Overall Record:11–13–2 (football)
523–344 (basketball)
7–6 (baseball)
209–101–13 (golf)
Tournament Record:Basketball
0–1 (NCAA)
0–3 (NIT)
Championships:Basketball
12 Border (1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946–1951, 1953)

Fred August Enke (July 12, 1897 – November 2, 1985) was an American football and basketball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and golf, and college athletics administrator. The Rochester, Minnesota native coached basketball for two seasons at the University of Louisville (1923–1925) and 36 seasons at the University of Arizona (1925–1961), compiling a career college basketball record of 522–344 (.603). Enke also spent two seasons as head football coach at Louisville (1923–1924) and one season as the head football coach at Arizona (1931), tallying a career college football mark of 11–13–2. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Louisville for two seasons (1924–1925) and the school's athletic director from 1923 to 1925. Enke's son, Fred William Enke, played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

The street Enke Drive, on the University of Arizona campus is named in honor of Fred A. Enke. There is also the Fred Enke golf course in far eastern Tucson.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Hansen, Greg (January 21, 2014). Former UA, NFL QB Enke still stands tall. Arizona Daily Star.
  2. News: Street Smarts: Local sports legend has street, golf course named after him . David . Leighton . Arizona Daily Star . June 10, 2014 . April 19, 2024.