Gust Zarnas

**Gust Zarnas**
Date of birth:	December 16, 1913
Place of birth:	Ikaris, Greece
Date of death:	December 26, 2000 (age 87)
Place of death:	Bethlehem, PA
Career information
Position(s):	Guard
College:	Ohio State
NFL Draft:	1938 / Round: 5 / Pick 40
Organizations
	As player:
1938; 1939; 1939-1940	Chicago Bears; Brooklyn Dodgers; Green Bay Packers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Gustave Constantine Zarnas (December 16, 1913 – December 26, 2000) was a college football All-American and professional football player.

1913 births
2000 deaths
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Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
Chicago Bears players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
American people of Greek descent
Greek players of American football
Green Bay Packers players
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
College football stubs

Born in Ikaria, 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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