No. 66 Michigan Wolverines | |
Born: | April 28, 1917 |
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Died: | January 24, 2009 Jackson, Michigan | (aged 91)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tackle, Fullback |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Michigan |
High school | Jackson High School (Jackson, Michigan) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1936–1938 | Michigan |
Career highlights and awards | |
Fred C. Janke (pronounced yonkee) (April 28, 1917 – January 24, 2009) was an American football player, business executive and politician. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1936 to 1938 and was the captain of the 1938 Michigan Wolverines football team under first-year head coach Fritz Crisler. He later became the president and chairman of the board of Hancock Industries. He also served as the mayor his hometown, Jackson, Michigan, in the 1970s.