Ad Wenke

Ad Wenke
Profile
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born(1898-01-22)January 22, 1898
Pender, Nebraska, US
DiedMarch 3, 1961(1961-03-03) (aged 63)
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeNebraska
Career history
Career statistics
Games played12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. Of German ancestry, Wenke played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[citation needed] He played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1923 NFL season. 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

  1. 1 2 "German ancestry Politicians in Nebraska". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ad Wenke". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2011.