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Frank Yokas
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Yokas in 1946
No. 32, 30
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1924-02-27)February 27, 1924
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died:May 12, 1994(1994-05-12) (aged 70)
Los Angeles California, U.S.
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
Games played:25
Starts:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Frank Peter Yokas[1] (February 27, 1924 – May 12, 1994) was an American football player who played at the guard position.

Yokas before he went pro.

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

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  1. ^ a b "Yokas, Frank Peter". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Frank Yokas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frank Yokas, Former Allstate Football Star, To Wed in California". The Rock Island Argus. June 12, 1948. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Frank Yokas, Rock Island, To Turn Pro". Quad-City Times. February 13, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Hugh Fullerton (February 15, 1946). "Sports Roundup". News-Pilot. Associated Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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