Gust Zarnas
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| Gust Zarnas | |
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| Date of birth: | December 16, 1913 |
| Place of birth: | Ikaris, Greece |
| Date of death: | December 26, 2000 (age 87) |
| Place of death: | Bethlehem, PA |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Guard |
| College: | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft: | 1938 / Round: 5 / Pick 40 |
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| As player: | |
| 1938 1939 1939-1940 |
Chicago Bears Brooklyn Dodgers Green Bay Packers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| College Football 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 NFL for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 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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