Ad Wenke
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Personal information | |||
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Born: | Pender, Nebraska, US | January 22, 1898||
Died: | March 3, 1961 Lincoln, Nebraska, US | (aged 63)||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
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College: | Nebraska | ||
Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
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Adolph Eilert "Ad" Wenke (January 22, 1898 – March 3, 1961) was a player in the National Football League and a state supreme court justice in the state of Nebraska.[1] Of German ancestry,[1] Wenke played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[citation needed] He played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1923 NFL season.[2] Wenke later became an attorney and a judge of the 9th Judicial District Court, and was appointed by Governor Dwight Griswold to serve as a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, from 1943 until his death in 1961.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "German ancestry Politicians in Nebraska". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ^ "Ad Wenke". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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