Ed Frutig
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

End, Michigan, 1938–⁠40

Ed Frutig

Born
Aug 19, 1918, in River Rouge, Michigan
Died
Feb 26, 2011, in Vero Beach, Florida
Served
United States Navy

Ed Frutig played end at Michigan (1938–⁠40). The Green Bay Packers took Frutig in round 5, No. 37 overall in the 1941 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1940
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 37
Round 5, 1941 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

All-America: INS first team 1940; Liberty magazine 1940; AP third team 1940; UP third team 1940; Central Press third team 1940

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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