![]() Sarkkinen, c. 1958 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Conneaut, Ohio, U.S. | April 9, 1918
Died | February 28, 1998 79) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
1937–1939 | Ohio State |
1942 | Manhattan Beach Coast Guard |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1978 | Ohio State (assistant) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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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]
Sarkkinen's parents, Eino Sr. and Rauha "Rose" Sarkkinen, were Finnish emigrants; his father was from Oulu and had emigrated to New York City in 1914, and his mother had emigrated to the United States in 1904. [4]
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