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Gustave "Gust" Constantine Zarnas (December 16, 1913 – December 26, 2000) was a college football All-American and professional football player. He was selected 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).
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| Born: | December 16, 1913 Icaria, Greece |
| Died: | December 26, 2000 (aged 87) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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| High school: | The Kiski School |
| College: | Ohio State |
| Position: | Guard |
| NFL draft: | 1938 / Round: 5 / Pick: 40 |
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| 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.
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- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
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