Esco Sarkkinen

Esco Sarkkinen played end at Ohio State (1937–⁠39) and Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (1942). He was a consensus All‑American in 1939. The Green Bay Packers took Sarkkinen in round 5, No. 39 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft.

Best season: 1939; Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted: No. 39; Round 5, 1940 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

1939Consensus All‑American
1939First-team All-Big Ten

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1939

The teams in those years

1937 Ohio State6–⁠2No. 13 in the final AP poll
1938 Ohio State4–⁠3–⁠1Unranked at the end
1939 Ohio State6–⁠2No. 15 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions
1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard1–⁠0Unranked at the end

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At a glance

Honors

The teams in those years