Edward C. Frutig (August 19, 1918[1] – February 26, 2011[2]) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1938 to 1940.

[4] In the season opener against the California Bears, Michigan won 41–0 and Frutig blocked one of Reinhard's punts, setting up Harmon's fifth touchdown.

On the next possession, Illinois drove the ball to the Michigan 12-yard line, but Frutig intercepted a Pfeffer pass to end the threat.

[14] Against Pennsylvania, Frutig made a “leaping catch on the goal line” for a touchdown on a pass from Harmon, as the Wolverines won, 14–0.

“Of course,” Frutig added, “I'd need that boy Al Wistert right by me if I had to play much more than the regulation time.”[16] The season's only loss came to Minnesota in a close 7–6 game.

Frutig nearly won the game for Michigan as he blocked a George Franck punt, which Reuben Kelto recovered on the Minnesota three-yard line.

[19] In his final game in the Michigan uniform, a 40–0 win over Ohio State, Frutig caught his third touchdown pass of the season.

[23] Frutig was a first-team All-American pick by Hearst Publications' International News Service[24] and football writer Maxwell Stiles.

[26] Frutig, Harmon and Forest Evashevski teamed up one last time in the 16th annual East-West Shrine Charity Football Game in San Francisco on New Year's Day 1941.

[29] However, when the United States entered World War II, Frutig enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he earned his wings as a naval aviator.

Frutig was credited with developing end Ed Barker, who broke two Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) pass-catching records in 1951.

[3] In 1967, Frutig and Bob Westfall were the leaders of the Alumni for Evy Committee, organized to bring Evashevski to Michigan as both head football coach and athletic director.