Frank Yokas

Frank Yokas
No. 32, 30
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	February 27, 1924; Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	May 12, 1994 (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
	Los Angeles Dons (1946); Baltimore Colts (1947);
Career NFL statistics
Games:
Games:	25
	Player stats at PFR

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

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[edit]

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