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Esco Sarkkinen

Sarkkinen, c. 1958
Biographical details
Born	(1918-04-09)April 9, 1918 Conneaut, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 28, 1998(1998-02-28) (aged 79) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1937–1939	Ohio State
1942	Manhattan Beach Coast Guard
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1978	Ohio State (assistant)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-Big Ten (1939)

Esco "Sark" Sarkkinen (April 9, 1918 – February 28, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1937 to 1939 and was a consensus first-team end on the 1939 College Football All-America Team. He also served as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1946 to 1978.

Parents

Sarkkinen's parents, Eino Sr. and Rauha "Rose" Sarkkinen, were Finnish emigrants; his father was from Oulu and had emigrated to New York City in 1914, and his mother had emigrated to the United States in 1904.

References

1. "Esco Sarkkinen, Ohio State End, Is Also Top-Flight Student". The Daily Ardmoreite. Ardmore, OK. November 13, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Ex-Ohio State Assistant Coach Dies". Associated Press. March 2, 1988.
3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
4. Lillstrung, Chris (December 23, 2017). "Esco Sarkkinen: Fairport's original favorite son (part 1 of 2)". The News-Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

• 1918 births
• 1998 deaths
• American football ends
• Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football players
• Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
• Ohio State Buckeyes football players
• All-American college football players
• People from Conneaut, Ohio
• People from Lake County, Ohio
• Players of American football from Ohio
• American people of Finnish descent