Fred August Enke (July 12, 1897 – November 2, 1985) was an
American football
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and
basketball
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player, coach of football, basketball,
baseball
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, and
golf
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, and college athletics administrator. The
Rochester, Minnesota native coached basketball for two seasons at the
University of Louisville
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(1923–1925) and 36 seasons at the
University of Arizona
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T ...
(1925–1961), compiling a career
college basketball
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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
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from 1923 to 1925. Enke's son,
Fred William Enke, played seven seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL).
[Hansen, Greg (January 21, 2014)]
Former UA, NFL QB Enke still stands tall
Arizona Daily Star.
According to historian David Leighton, 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.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
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1897 births
1985 deaths
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People from Casa Grande, Arizona
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Sportspeople from Rochester, Minnesota
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