Curtis Enis

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Curtis Enis
Date of birth	June 15, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Union City, Ohio
Position(s)	Running back
College	Penn State
NFL Draft	1998 / Round 1 / Pick 5
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1998-2000	Chicago Bears

Curtis Paul Enis (born June 15, 1976, in Union City, Ohio) is a former professional American football player. For three seasons he played running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was a first round pick (#5 overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. Today, he is mostly remembered for a Sports Illustrated article in which he spoke about his conversion to Fundamentalist Christianity and his relationship with the organization Champions for Christ^[1]. He now works at Clopay in Russia, Ohio. He is also currently attending the Ohio Basic Peace Officer Academy through Edison State Community College and Miami County Sheriffs Office.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 High School 2 College Rushing Stats 3 Academics 4 Pro career 5 References

[edit] High School

Enis attended Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, Ohio, where he was named a Parade All-American, and voted the 1993 Mr. Football Award in the State of Ohio by the Associated Press. He was a three-time All-State selection at linebacker, and Most Valuable Player of the 1994 Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

[edit] College Rushing Stats

• 1995-113 attempts, 683 yards, 4 Touchdowns
• 1996-224 Attempts, 1210 yards, 13 Touchdowns
• 1997-228 attempts, 1363 yards, 19 Touchdowns

[edit] Academics

Majored in Recreational Management at Penn State.

[edit] Pro career

1998-133 attempts, 497 yards, 0 touchdowns 1999-287 attempts, 916 yards, 3 touchdowns 2000-36 attempts, 84 yards, 1 touchdown

[edit] References

Preceded by no 1st round pick in 1997

Bears 1st round draft pick 1998

Succeeded by Cade McNown