Andy Farkas

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Andy Farkas
Date of birth	May 2, 1916
Place of birth	Clay Center, Ohio
Date of death	April 10, 2001
Position(s)	Running back
College	Detroit Mercy
NFL Draft	1938 / Round 1/ Pick 9
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1939-1944 1945	Washington Redskins Detroit Lions

Andrew Geza Farkas (born May 2, 1916 in Clay Center, Ohio, died April 10, 2001) was an American football player.

Farkas played football for two years at St John's High School in Toledo, two years at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and four years for the University of Detroit Mercy, where he was an All-American. In the NFL, Andy Farkas played for the Washington Redskins from 1938 to 1944, and finished his career with the Detroit Lions in 1945. He also led the Redskins in rushing and scoring in 1938-39 and 1942-43, as well as helped lead the Redskins to an NFL Championship in 1942. He led the NFL in scoring in 1939.

One of the highlights of his seven-year tour was catching a 99-yard touchdown pass from Frank Filchock on October 15, 1939. He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame and founded the Gus Dorais Foundation at the University of Detroit in 1955. In 2002, Farkas was named one of the 70 greatest Redskins in team history.

[edit] Trivia

• Nicknamed "Anvil Andy"
• Played without a helmet
• Two-way player- He primarily played fullback, but also played defensive back and special teams
• Farkas was pictured wearing eye black as far back as 1942 and is usually credited as the first player in the NFL to wear it.