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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 29, 1910||
Died: | January 19, 1982 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 71)||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
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College: | Marquette | ||
Position: | Guard | ||
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Kenneth 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 (NFL) in 1932. He then served in the Illinois General Assembly and as a judge in Cook County, Illinois.
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]
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 to 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]
Wendt Playlot Park, a children's playlot in Chicago, is named in Wendt's honor. [9]
Wendt's daughter, Mary Jane Theis, is a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. [10] [11]
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 29, 1910||
Died: | January 19, 1982 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 71)||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | Marquette | ||
Position: | Guard | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Kenneth 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 (NFL) in 1932. He then served in the Illinois General Assembly and as a judge in Cook County, Illinois.
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]
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 to 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]
Wendt Playlot Park, a children's playlot in Chicago, is named in Wendt's honor. [9]
Wendt's daughter, Mary Jane Theis, is a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. [10] [11]