Ed Henke

Ed Henke
Position(s)
Defensive end
Guard
Jersey #(s)
47, 89, 75, 80
Born December 13, 1927 (1927-12-13) (age 84)
Ontario, California
Career information
Year(s) 19491963
NFL Draft 1949 / Round: 13 / Pick: 128
(By the Washington Redskins)
College Southern California
Professional teams
Career stats
Games played 123
Fumble recoveries 12
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • Pro Bowl selection (1952)
  • CFL All Star - 1950, 54

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 als played 3 season in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, being named an All Star in 1950 and 1954.