Ken Wendt

Ken Wendt
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1910-01-29)January 29, 1910
Place of birth: Chicago, U.S.
Date of death: January 19, 1982(1982-01-19) (aged 71)
Place of death: Chicago, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Marquette
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Kenneth "Ken" R. Wendt (January 29, 1910 – January 19, 1982) was an American football player, jurist, and politician.

Wendt was a guard for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League in 1932. He then served in the Illinois General Assembly and as a judge in Cook County, Illinois.

Early life and career

Wendt was born in Chicago and graduated DePaul Academy High School. [1] He played college football at Marquette University.[2] After graduation, he earned a spot with the Chicago Cardinals during the 1932 NFL season.[3]

Political career

He retired from the game after the 1932 season in order to study law at John Marshall Law School. Wendt served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1952–1962, as a Democrat,[4] when he was elected to the Cook County bench. He served as Chief Judge of the Narcotics Division of the Criminal Courts[5] and then as judge of the Criminal Court for the Cook County Circuit Court.[6]

A lifelong Chicagoan, Wendt died in Chicago on January 19, 1982.[7][8]

Awards and honors

Wendt Playlot Park, a children's playlot in Chicago, is named in Wendt's honor.[9]

Personal life

Wendt's daughter, Mary Jane Theis, is a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ken Wendt". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ken Wendt". The Football Database. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wendt". NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1961–1972,' Biographical Sketch of Kenneth R. Wendt, pg. 248-249
  5. ↑ The Commission (1971). The Drug Crisis: Report on Drug Abuse in Illinois to the Illinois General Assembly. The Commission. p. 240.
  6. ↑ "Wendt Playlot Park". Chicago Park District. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ 'Judge K. R. Wendt, 71, dies,' Chicago Tribune, January 20, 1982, section 4, pg. 15
  8. ↑ "Ken Wendt". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Wendt Playlot Park". Chicago Park District. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The 7 justices of the Illinois Supreme Court". Chicago Sun-Times.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Eleanore Wendt". Chicago Tribune News. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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