 Sinkwich c. 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 10, 1920 Starjak, Yugoslavia[a][b] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died: | October 22, 1990 (aged 70) Athens, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Chaney (Youngstown, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (1940–1942) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1943 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 12–7–1 (.625) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 1–0 (1.000) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career: | 13–7–1 (.643) | ||||||||||||||||||
Frank Francis Sinkwich Sr. (October 10, 1920 – October 22, 1990) was a Croatian-Yugoslav American football player and coach. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1942 while playing for the Georgia Bulldogs, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference.[1] In the course of a brief but celebrated career in professional football, Sinkwich was selected for the National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. He coached the Erie (PA) Vets semi-professional football team in 1949. Sinkwich was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[2]
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