Noel Jenke

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Noel Jenke is a former linebacker in the National Football League and minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Boyhood and collegiate career

Jenke was born Noel Charles Jenke on December 17, 1946 in Owatonna, Minnesota.^[1] He attended Owatonna High School, where he lettered each of his three high school years in three sports, football, basketball, and baseball, captaining each in his senior year. He also played on a local hockey team that won state championships and played in national tournaments.^[2]

He attended the University of Minnesota, where he again lettered in three sports, three times in football, three in hockey, and one in baseball. Honors included captaincy of the football team, AP All Big Ten 1st Team and All Bit Ten Academic 1st team in football, among others. He was the first athlete in university history to letter in three sports. He also was the first to be drafted by professional teams in all three sports.^[2]

Baseball career

Jenke was drafted in the first round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft. He would play three seasons of professional baseball with the Louisville Colonels (AAA), Winston-Salem Red Sox (A), and the Pawtucket Red Sox (AA).^[3]

Football career

Jenke was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the team. He was a member of the Atlanta Falcons the following season before playing two seasons with the Green Bay Packers.^[4]

References

v t e 1969 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

Jeff Burroughs J. R. Richard Ted Nicholson Randy Sterling Alan Bannister Mike Anderson Paul Powell Terry McDermott Don Stanhouse Bob May Charlie Spikes Gene Holbert Noel Jenke Don Gullett Alvin McGrew Roger Metzger Don Hood Mike Phillips John Young Charles Minott Gorman Thomas Balor Moore John Simmons Randy Elliott

v t e Minnesota Vikings 1969 NFL Draft selections

Ed White Volly Murphy Mike McCaffrey Jim Barnes Mike O'Shea Cornelius Davis Marion Bates Harris Wood Tom Fink Tom McCauley Brian Dowling Noel Jenke Jim Moylan Tommy Head Eugene Mosley Wendell Housley

Draft Years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1984 (Supplemental) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Name	Jenke, Noel
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1946
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Noel Jenke

Boyhood and collegiate career

Baseball career

Football career

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