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, c. 1958 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1918 Conneaut, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1998 (aged 79) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 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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Parents
editSarkkinen'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]
References
edit- ^ "Esco Sarkkinen, Ohio State End, Is Also Top-Flight Student". The Daily Ardmoreite. Ardmore, OK. November 13, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Ex-Ohio State Assistant Coach Dies". Associated Press. March 2, 1988.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Lillstrung, Chris (December 23, 2017). "Esco Sarkkinen: Fairport's original favorite son (part 1 of 2)". The News-Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
