Esco Sarkkinen

Esco Sarkkinen
Date of birth: April 9, 1918
Place of birth: Conneaut, Ohio
Date of death: February 28, 1998 (aged 79)
Place of death: Columbus, Ohio
Career information
Position(s): End
College: Ohio State
High school: Fairport Harding
Organizations
As player:
1937-39 Ohio State

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 and was a consensus first-team end on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He also served as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1946 to 1978.[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ex-Ohio State Assistant Coach Dies". Associated Press. March 2, 1988.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.