Frank Yokas
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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. | February 27, 1924||||
Died: | May 12, 1994 Los Angeles California, U.S. | (aged 70)||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Rock Island (IL) | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career AAFC statistics | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Frank Peter Yokas[1] (February 27, 1924 – May 12, 1994) was an American football player who played at the guard position.
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A native of Rock Island, Illinois, he attended Rock Island High School, received all-state honors as a football player, and graduated in 1943.[2][3] He served in the Navy during World War II and played for the Great Lakes Navy and Saint Mary's Pre-Flight football team.[4][5]
After the war, Yokas was recruited to play college football for Notre Dame, but he told coach Frank Leahy: "Coach, I'll eat them college kids alive."[5]
Yokas played professional football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Los Angeles Dons in 1946 and the Baltimore Colts in 1947. He appeared in a total of 25 AAFC games.[2]
Yokas died in 1994 in Los Angeles.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Yokas, Frank Peter". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Frank Yokas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Yokas, Former Allstate Football Star, To Wed in California". The Rock Island Argus. June 12, 1948. p. 8.
- ^ "Frank Yokas, Rock Island, To Turn Pro". Quad-City Times. February 13, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Hugh Fullerton (February 15, 1946). "Sports Roundup". News-Pilot. Associated Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1924 births
- 1994 deaths
- American football guards
- Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players
- Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football players
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Rock Island, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- Military personnel from Illinois