Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, golf |
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Biographical details | |
Born | July 12, 1897 |
Died | November 2, 1985 Casa Grande, Arizona |
(aged 88)
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 | 0–1 (NCAA Basketball) 0–3 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Basketball 12 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1932–1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946–1951, 1953) |
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 Louiville (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).
According to historian David Leighton, the street Enke Drive, on the University of Arizona campus is named in honor of Fred A. Enke.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion