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About Edward Charles Frutig
Ed Frutig was a former All- American football player for the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940. Former Michigan head coach, Fielding Yost, called Frutig the greatest Michigan pass receiver since Bennie Oosterbaan. Yost said, "He's got the grace and the speed. And the tips of his fingers appear coated with glue." Frutig was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1988 and was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Michigan Football Players of all time in 2005. Ed Frutig was born on August 19, 1918 in River Rouge, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan from 1937 to1941. Frutig played professional football with the Green Bay Packers (1941 and 1945) and Detroit Lions (1945 and 1946). Ed was sworn into the Navy at the half time of the All Star game in 1941. He earned his wings as a pilot and went on to be a flight instructor while playing football for the Navy. He was named to the All-Navy All- American football team in 1942. He retired as a Commander. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Frutig served as a football coach at Washington State College. Frutig spent the remainder of his career at Maritz Motivation, working primarily with the automotive industry in Detroit. Edward C. Frutig died in Vero Beach, Florida, on February 26, 2011.
Ed Frutig is survived by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy Johnson Frutig, his daughters, Suzy Bales and Jayne Mengel, and his son, Edward Frutig, as well as 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A kind, humble, and generous man, he was loved by all who knew him.
- Residence: 1930 - River Rouge, Wayne, Michigan, USA
- Race: White
- Updated from 1930 United States Federal Census by SmartCopy: Nov 21 2014, 8:26:40 UTC
- Residence: 1940 - 113 Walnut St, River Rouge, Wayne, Michigan, USA
- Race: White
- Updated from 1940 United States Federal Census by SmartCopy: Nov 21 2014, 8:26:56 UTC
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Edward Charles Frutig's Timeline
| 1918 |
August 19, 1918
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River Rouge, Michigan, United States
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| 1938 |
1938
- 1941
Age 19
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University of Michigan, MI, United States
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1941
- 1945
Age 22
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Green Bay Packers
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1945
- 1946
Age 26
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Detroit Lions
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| 2011 |
February 26, 2011
Age 92
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Vero Beach, FL, United States
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United States Navy
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