Virgil Eikenberg

Charles Virgil "Ike" Eikenberg (February 22, 1924 – January 30, 1987) was an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for Rice and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals.

Virgil Eikenberg

No. 49
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1924-02-22)February 22, 1924 Old Gulf, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 30, 1987(1987-01-30) (aged 62) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Boling (Boling-Iago, Texas)
College	Louisiana Rice
NFL draft	1945: 18th round, 176th overall pick
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1948)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-SWC (1946)
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards 116 TD-INT 3-2 Passer rating 53.8 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eikenberg attended Boling High School in Texas. He played college football for Rice. He was selected as co-captain of the West team for the 1948 East–West Shrine Game.^[1]

In June 1948, Eikenberg signed a contract to play for the Chicago Cardinals.^[2] He appeared in nine games for the Cardinals during the 1948 season.^[3]

Starting in 1950, Eikenberg worked as a baseball and football coach and, starting in 1956, as assistant principal of Brazosport High School.^[4][5] He died in 1987 in Houston.