Ed Henke obit

Gridiron Star Ed Henke Has Died 

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Edgar Edwin Henke was a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. Henke played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

Henke also played three season in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, being named an All Star in 1950 and 1954.

 

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Position:          Defensive end

Linebacker

Guard

Personal information

Born:   December 13, 1927

Ontario, California, U.S.

Died:   June 28, 2015 (aged 87)[1]

Height:            6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:            227 lb (103 kg)

Career information

High school:    Ventura (Ventura, California)

College:           USC

NFL draft:       1949: 13th round, 128th pick

Career history

Los Angeles Dons (1949)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1950)

San Francisco 49ers (1951–1952)

Calgary Stampeders (1954–1955)

San Francisco 49ers (1956–1960)

St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1963)

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1952)

2× WIFU All Star: 1950, 54

Career NFL/AAFC statistics

Games played: 123

Games started: 94

Fumble recoveries:      12