Esco Sarkkinen
American football player and coach (1918–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esco "Sark" Sarkkinen (April 9, 1918 – February 28, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1937 to 1939[1] and was a consensus first-team end on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He also served as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1946 to 1978.[2]
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Born | (1918-04-09)April 9, 1918 Conneaut, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | February 28, 1998(1998-02-28) (aged 79) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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1937–1939 | Ohio State |
1942 | Manhattan Beach Coast Guard |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1978 | Ohio State (assistant) |
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