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{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Curtis Enis 
| number      = 39, 44
| position    = [[Running back]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Union City, Ohio]], U.S. 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lb   = 250
| high_school = [[Mississinawa Valley High School|Mississinawa Valley]] <br> (Union City, Ohio)
| college     = [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (1995–1997)
| draftyear   = 1998
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 5
| pastteams   =
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2001}})*
| highlights  =
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1997 College Football All-America Team|1997]])
* [[Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year|Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Year]] (1997)
* [[Big Ten Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year]] (1995)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1996]], [[1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1997]])
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 1,497
| statlabel2  = Rushing average
| statvalue2  = 3.3
| statlabel3  = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 4
| statlabel4  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue4  = 59
| statlabel5  = Receiving yards
| statvalue5  = 428
| statlabel6  = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6  = 2
| pfr         = EnisCu00 
}}

'''Curtis D. Enis''' (born June 15, 1976) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[running back]] who played for three seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State Nittany Lions]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 1997. Enis was selected by the [[Chicago Bears]] in the first round of the [[1998 NFL draft]]. He also played for the [[Cleveland Browns]].

==Early life==
Enis was born in [[Union City, Ohio]].  He attended [[Mississinawa Valley High School]] in Union City, where he was named a ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' magazine high school [[All-American]], and voted Ohio's [[Mr. Football Award (Ohio)|Mr. Football Award]] by the [[Associated Press]].  He was a three-time all-state selection at [[linebacker]], and [[Most Valuable Player]] of the 1994 [[Big 33 Football Classic]].  He spent one year at [[The Kiski School]] in [[Saltsburg, Pennsylvania]].

==College career==
Enis attended Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in recreational management and played for coach [[Joe Paterno]]'s [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]] team from 1995 to 1997. Following his junior season in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

His rushing stats at [[Penn State]] were:

* 1995–113 attempts, 683 yards, 4 Touchdowns
* 1996-224 Attempts, 1,210 yards, 13 Touchdowns
* 1997-228 attempts, 1,363 yards, 19 Touchdowns

==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
|    height ft = 6
|    height in = 0 5/8
|       weight = 242
|     arm span = 32 1/8
|    hand span = 10
|         note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Curtis&l=Enis&i=22618 |title=Curtis Enis, Combine Results, RB - Penn State |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref>
}}

Enis initially held out and missed 26 days of training camp and two preseason games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423B30BA5169A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results|website=nl.newsbank.com}}</ref> after being drafted by the [[Chicago Bears]] in the first round with the fifth overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Enis made just one start before tearing a ligament in his left knee in November 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423CD15FB37B0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results|website=nl.newsbank.com}}</ref> His career in Chicago was largely defined by struggling to stay on the field as a result of injuries, and by poor production when he did play. By 2000, Enis had been supplanted by [[James Allen (running back)|James Allen]] and was being utilized as a FB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB42495EE53B971&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results|website=nl.newsbank.com}}</ref> In three years, he played 36 games, accumulating 1,497 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.

In 2001, at the age of 24, Enis signed a one-year deal with the [[Cleveland Browns]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/14/sports/plus-pro-football-enis-signs-with-browns.html|title=PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Enis Signs With Browns|date=March 14, 2001 }}</ref> but a degenerative condition in his left knee forced him into retirement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-04-26 |title=PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Bad Knee Forces Enis's Retirement |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/26/sports/plus-pro-football-bad-knee-forces-enis-s-retirement.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
After retiring, Enis was hired by ABInBev as an Operation Manager.

Enis was the  head football coach at [[Bradford High School (Ohio)|Bradford High School]] in [[Bradford, Ohio|Bradford]], [[Ohio]] from 2010 to 2013. Enis was the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division VI Coach of the Year in 2010.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Football|url=http://www.bradford.k12.oh.us/FOOTBALL.aspx|access-date=2013-11-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224085451/http://www.bradford.k12.oh.us/FOOTBALL.aspx|archive-date=February 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He resigned from that position in August 2014.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/curtisenis.aspx Curtis Enis article at www.bearshistory.com]
{{Big Ten Conference Football Player of the Year navbox}}{{1997 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1998 NFL Draft}}
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[[Category:All-American college football players]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
[[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
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[[Category:People from Union City, Ohio]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Ohio]]
[[Category:The Kiski School alumni]]