Manske was born in 1912 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. He graduated from Alexander High School (renamed Nekoosa High School).[2]
A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Manske excelled in college at both football and basketball. A three-year letterman at Northwestern, he began his football career as a walk-on, became a starter during his sophomore season after excelling as a substitute end in a 1930 game against Notre Dame, and ended his career as team Most Valuable Player in 1933. Manske was elected to the All-Big Ten Conference and United Press InternationalAll-America teams in 1933. He was also named to the All-Big Ten team in basketball in 1933. In his senior year, Manske played all sixty minutes against Ohio State, Notre Dame, Minnesota, and Illinois, and all but two minutes against Michigan.[3]
NFL career
As part of the first College All-Star team to line up against the current NFL champions, Manske caught the eye of Chicago Bears coach George Halas during the surprising 1934 All-Star game; Manske performed well against starting Bears lineman George Musso. Halas eventually obtained Manske's services by trade with Philadelphia in 1937.[4]
Manske image from matchbook cover, Philadelphia 1937
During his professional football career, Manske played at the end position. Manske led the Philadelphia Eagles in scoring during the 1935 season; his picture appeared on a Wheaties box in 1936. As a member of the Chicago Bears, Manske played his last professional game in the memorable 73–0 playoff win over Washington.[3]
Manske was involved in a trade considered among the most lopsided in NFL history.[5] In 1938, he was traded from Chicago to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the Pirates' first-round selection (#2 overall) in the upcoming 1939 NFL draft. The Bears then drafted future Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman. Manske re-signed with the Bears later in 1939, leaving Pittsburgh with nothing to show for its top pick.
Military career
One of 995 NFL players[6] who served during World War II, Manske joined the Navy as a lieutenant commander. During officer training at the St. Mary's Preflight School in 1942, he also played on the team and earned All-Service All-America honors.
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Edgar John Eggs Manske July 4 1912 January 27 2002 was a professional American football player who played six seasons in the National Football League NFL Manske was the last college player to play without a football helmet 1 Manske played in two NFL championship games with the Chicago Bears including the historic 1940 NFL Championship Game a 73 0 victory over the Washington Redskins Edgar ManskeManske in his playing daysNo 7Position EndPersonal informationBorn 1912 07 04 July 4 1912Nekoosa Wisconsin U S Died January 27 2002 2002 01 27 aged 89 Los Angeles California U S Career informationHigh school Nekoosa WI College NorthwesternCareer historyPhiladelphia Eagles 1935 1936 Chicago Bears 1937 1938 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1938 Career highlights and awards1935 2nd team All Pro as a rookie GB Press Gazette Led NFL in TD fumble returns 1938 and TD int returns 1937 Top 10 NFL in receiving yards 5 years 1935 39 UPI All American 1933Career NFL statisticsYards per reception career 21 0Defensive touchdowns career 2Player stats at NFL com PFRCollege Football Hall of Fame Contents 1 Early life and college career 2 NFL career 3 Military career 4 Coaching and teaching career 5 Personal life and honors 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and college career EditManske was born in 1912 in Nekoosa Wisconsin He graduated from Alexander High School renamed Nekoosa High School 2 A member of the College Football Hall of Fame Manske excelled in college at both football and basketball A three year letterman at Northwestern he began his football career as a walk on became a starter during his sophomore season after excelling as a substitute end in a 1930 game against Notre Dame and ended his career as team Most Valuable Player in 1933 Manske was elected to the All Big Ten Conference and United Press International All America teams in 1933 He was also named to the All Big Ten team in basketball in 1933 In his senior year Manske played all sixty minutes against Ohio State Notre Dame Minnesota and Illinois and all but two minutes against Michigan 3 NFL career EditAs part of the first College All Star team to line up against the current NFL champions Manske caught the eye of Chicago Bears coach George Halas during the surprising 1934 All Star game Manske performed well against starting Bears lineman George Musso Halas eventually obtained Manske s services by trade with Philadelphia in 1937 4 Manske image from matchbook cover Philadelphia 1937 During his professional football career Manske played at the end position Manske led the Philadelphia Eagles in scoring during the 1935 season his picture appeared on a Wheaties box in 1936 As a member of the Chicago Bears Manske played his last professional game in the memorable 73 0 playoff win over Washington 3 Manske was involved in a trade considered among the most lopsided in NFL history 5 In 1938 he was traded from Chicago to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the Pirates first round selection 2 overall in the upcoming 1939 NFL draft The Bears then drafted future Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman Manske re signed with the Bears later in 1939 leaving Pittsburgh with nothing to show for its top pick Military career EditOne of 995 NFL players 6 who served during World War II Manske joined the Navy as a lieutenant commander During officer training at the St Mary s Preflight School in 1942 he also played on the team and earned All Service All America honors Coaching and teaching career EditManske began his coaching career at the College of the Holy Cross in 1941 After the war he returned to coach at Boston University and the University of Maryland then worked as an assistant coach for the University of California Berkeley under Pappy Waldorf from 1947 to 1952 facing his former Northwestern team in the 1949 Rose Bowl 7 Manske eventually became an educator and taught biology at Berkeley High School from 1955 until his retirement in 1975 Personal life and honors EditManske was married for 53 years to 1928 Olympian and 1932 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Jane Fauntz In 1988 Manske was inducted into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame and in 1989 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame References Edit Edgar Manske at the College Football Hall of Fame Engel Dave January 2 2015 From Nekoosa to the NFL Eggs made his mark Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Retrieved 2015 01 04 a b Archived copy Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2009 03 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Bears Sign Manske to Fill Hewitt s Post Chicago Daily Tribune 7 27 37 pg 17 Bouchette Ed The Pittsburgh Steelers St Thomas Griffin 1994 WW II Honor Roll Online Exhibits Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site EDGAR MANSKE 89 Played for NU Bears college hall of famer obit Chicago Tribune 2 7 2002 pg 8External links EditEdgar Eggs Manske at the College Football Hall of Fame Career statistics and player information from NFL com Pro Football Reference Edgar Manske at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edgar Manske amp oldid 1081382086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
