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]
 Enke at the University of Arizona, c. 1960 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1897 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1985 (aged 88) Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1918–1920 | Minnesota |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | South Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1923–1924 | Louisville |
| 1925–1930 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1931 | Arizona |
| 1932–1962 | Arizona (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Louisville |
| 1925–1961 | Arizona |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1925 | Louisville |
| Golf | |
| 1935–1967 | Arizona |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1925 | Louisville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–13–2 (football) 523–344 (basketball) 7–6 (baseball) 209–101–13 (golf) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 0–1 (NCAA) 0–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 12 Border (1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946–1951, 1953) | |
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]
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cardinals (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Louisville | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1924 | Louisville | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Louisville: | 8–8–1 | ||||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Conference) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Arizona | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Arizona: | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–13–2 | ||||||||
Basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cardinals (Independent) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
| 1923–24 | Louisville | 4–13 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | Louisville | 10–7 | |||||||
| Louisville: | 14–20 (.412) | ||||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Independent) (1925–1931) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Arizona | 6–7 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Arizona | 13–4 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | Arizona | 13–3 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Arizona | 19–4 | |||||||
| 1929–30 | Arizona | 15–6 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | Arizona | 9–6 | |||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Conference) (1931–1961) | |||||||||
| 1931–32 | Arizona | 18–2 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1932–33 | Arizona | 19–5 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Arizona | 18–9 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Arizona | 11–8 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1935–36 | Arizona | 16–7 | 11–5 | 1st | |||||
| 1936–37 | Arizona | 14–11 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937–38 | Arizona | 13–8 | 9–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Arizona | 12–11 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Arizona | 15–10 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Arizona | 11–7 | |||||||
| 1941–42 | Arizona | 9–13 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Arizona | 22–2 | 11–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Arizona | 12–2 | |||||||
| 1944–45 | Arizona | 7–11 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1945–46 | Arizona | 25–5 | 13–2 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1946–47 | Arizona | 21–3 | 14–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1947–48 | Arizona | 19–10 | 12–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1948–49 | Arizona | 17–11 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1949–50 | Arizona | 26–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1950–51 | Arizona | 24–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA first round, NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1951–52 | Arizona | 11–16 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Arizona | 15–11 | 11–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953–54 | Arizona | 14–10 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954–55 | Arizona | 8–17 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Arizona | 11–15 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Arizona | 13–13 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Arizona | 10–15 | 4–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Arizona | 4–22 | 1–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Arizona | 10–14 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Arizona | 11–15 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Arizona: | 509–324 (.611) | 232–138 (.627) | |||||||
| Total: | 523–344 (.603) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ Hansen, Greg (January 21, 2014). Former UA, NFL QB Enke still stands tall. Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ Leighton, David (June 10, 2014). "Street Smarts: Local sports legend has street, golf course named after him". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 19, 2024.