Fred Enke
Frederick William Enke Jr.
Born: December 15, 1924
Louisville, KY USA
Deceased: April 13, 2014
Casa Grande, AZ
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 208
College: Arizona
High School: Tuscon (AZ)
Career: 1948-1954
Drafted: 1948 in Round 7, #47 overall by the Detroit Lions
Fred Enke played from 1948 to 1954 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. Enke threw for 4,169 yards in his career, completing 297 of 689 passes with 31 touchdowns and 53 interceptions. He also ran for 640 yards in 170 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 221 | 100 | 45.2 | 1328 | 6.0 | 11 | 5.0 | 17 | 7.7 | 51 | 49.4 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 142 | 63 | 44.4 | 793 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 58 | 61.7 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 53 | 22 | 41.5 | 424 | 8.0 | 5 | 9.4 | 7 | 13.2 | 46 | 61.9 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 67 | 22 | 32.8 | 377 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 65 | 26.8 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 169 | 71 | 42.0 | 1054 | 6.2 | 8 | 4.7 | 15 | 8.9 | 55 | 41.9 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 171 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 42 | 38.5 |
| Totals | 689 | 297 | 43.1 | 4169 | 6.1 | 31 | 4.5 | 53 | 7.7 | 65 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 74 | 365 | 4.9 | 41 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 134 | 3.7 | 33 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 28 | 91 | 3.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 170 | 640 | 3.8 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 48 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 10 |
| 1949 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 8 |
| 1954 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 |
