Ed Henke

Edgar Edwin Henke (born December 13, 1927 in Ontario, California) is 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 Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, being named an All Star in 1950 and 1954.

Washington Redskins 1949 NFL Draft selections
  • Rob Goode
  • Laurie Niemi
  • Len Szafaryn
  • Mike DeNoia
  • Ed Berrang
  • Chet Fritz
  • Bob Kennedy
  • Ed McNeil
  • Vic Vasicek
  • Homer Hobbs
  • Harry Varner
  • Ed Henke
  • Pat Haggerty
  • Gene Frassetto
  • Dick Flowers
  • Ross Pritchard
  • Herb Siegert
  • Bob Hainlen
  • Oliver Fletcher
  • Tommy Hughes
  • Bill Clements
  • Frank Pattee
  • Jim Cullom
  • Nick Sebek
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Persondata
Name Henke, Ed
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth December 13, 1927
Place of birth Ontario, California
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