Ad Wenke
Personal information
Born:(1898-01-22)January 22, 1898
Pender, Nebraska, US
Died:March 3, 1961(1961-03-03) (aged 63)
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:Nebraska
Position:Offensive tackle
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:12
Player stats at NFL.com

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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "German ancestry Politicians in Nebraska". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. "Ad Wenke". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-11.


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