Gust Zarnas

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Gust Zarnas
Date of birth December 16, 1913
Place of birth Flag of Greece Ikaris, Greece
Date of death December 26, 2000 (age 87)
Place of death Bethlehem, PA
Position(s) Guard
College Ohio State
Statistics
Team(s)
1938
1939
1939-1940
Chicago Bears
Brooklyn Dodgers
Green Bay Packers
College Hall of Fame

Gustave Constantine Zarnas (December 16, 1913 - December 26, 2000) was a former college football All-American and professional football player.

Born in Ikaris, Greece, Zarnas came to America with his parents. He played the guard position at the Ohio State University from 1935-1937 and received All-American recognition his last year as a Buckeye. At 5'10", 220 lbs., Zarnas played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers from 1938-1940, and enlisted into the United States Navy becoming a lieutenant during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.

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