Al Ennis

{{Short description|American football executive and tennis player}}

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• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|1947}})
  General manager
• Baltimore Colts ({{nfly|1950}})
  General manager
• Dallas Texans ({{nfly|1952}})
  General manager

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• Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|1942}}–{{nfly|1946}})
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Al Ennis (1897 – February 8, 1958) was an American football executive and tennis player. He was the general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1947, for the Baltimore Colts in 1950 and for the Dallas Texans in 1952.{{Cite web|title=Al Ennis Football Executive Record|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/executives/EnniAl0.htm|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en}}{{cite news|via=Newspapers.com|title=Ennis Promoted|newspaper=Harrisburg Telegraph|date=March 1, 1947|access-date=March 31, 2021|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18984281/al-ennis-eagles-new-gm/}}

From 1942 to 1946 he was the publicity director of the Eagles. He stepped down after one season as the general manager.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74803032/al-ennis-steps-out-as-general-manager/|title=Al Ennis Steps Out As General Manager Of Phila. Eagles|newspaper=Intelligencer Journal|date=April 8, 1948|pages=19|via=Newspapers.com}} From 1950 until his death in 1958, he was on the National Football League (NFL) staff.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74803134/the-shreveport-journal/|title=GRID LEAGUE OFFICIAL HERE|newspaper=The Shreveport Journal|date=August 24, 1951|pages=11|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74802795/the-news-journal/|title=Al Ennis, 61, Dies|via=Newspapers.com|newspaper=The News Journal|date=February 10, 1958|access-date=March 31, 2021}} He also served as the general manager of the Baltimore Colts in 1950 and for the Dallas Texans in 1952.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun/141710385/|newspaper=The Evening Sun|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 12, 1950|page=45|title=Backs Up Eagle Line}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-news-tribune/141692203/|newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune|via=Newspapers.com|date=March 25, 1952|page=8|title=Hot Shots|author=Tucker, Jinx}} {{Open access}} Ennis was a professional tennis player from the 1920s to the 1930s.