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Ad Wenke

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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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "German ancestry Politicians in Nebraska". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ad Wenke". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
1943–1961
Succeeded by