Gust Zarnas

Gustave "Gust" Constantine Zarnas (December 16, 1913 – December 26, 2000) was a college football All-American and professional football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[1] He is distinguished as being the first Greek to play in the National Football League (NFL).

Gust Zarnas
Personal information
Born:(1913-12-16)December 16, 1913
Icaria, Greece
Died:December 26, 2000(2000-12-26) (aged 87)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:The Kiski School
College:Ohio State
Position:Guard
NFL Draft:1938 / Round: 5 / Pick: 40
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Born in Icaria, Greece, Zarnas came to America with his parents. He played the guard position at the Ohio State University from 1935 to 1937 and received All-American recognition his last year as a Buckeye. At 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 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.

References
  1. "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.


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