Frank Yokas | |
Number: | 32, 30 |
Position: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1924 |
Birth Place: | Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 210 |
High School: | Rock Island (IL) |
Pastteams: | |
Pfr: | YokaFr20 |
Statleague: | AAFC |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 25 |
Statlabel2: | Starts |
Statvalue2: | 2 |
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] He served in the Navy during World War II and played for the Great Lakes Navy and Saint Mary's Pre-Flight football team.[3]
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."[4]
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.[5]
Yokas died in 1994 in Los Angeles.[1]