Gust Zarnas

Gust Zarnas
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	The Kiski School
College:	Ohio State
Position:	Guard
NFL draft:	1938 / round: 5 / pick: 40
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1938); Brooklyn Dodgers (1939); Green Bay Packers (1939–1940);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1939); First-team All-American (1937); First-team All-Big Ten (1937);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

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).

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

^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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