Sam Tsoutsouvas (American football) explained

Sam Tsoutsouvas
Position:Center, linebacker
Birth Date:8 October 1917
Birth Place:Madera, California
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:205
High School:Santa Barbara (CA)
College:Oregon State
Pastteams:
  • Detroit Lions (1940)
  • Seattle Shipbuilders (1942)
  • Seattle Bombers (1944)
  • Tacoma Indians (1946)
Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:3
Pfr:TsouSa20

John Samuel "Chooch" Tsoutsouvas (October 8, 1917 – March 27, 1989) was an American football player.

Tsoutsouvas was born in 1917 at Madera, California. He attended Santa Barbara High School and then Ventura College. He then played college football at Oregon State University in 1938 and 1939.[1]

He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center and linebacker for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in three games for the Lions during the 1940 season.[2]

He also played for the Seattle Shipbuilders of the NWIFL in 1940, the Seattle Bombers of the American Football League in 1944, and the Tacoma Indians of the Pacific Coast Football League in 1946.[1]

Tsoutsouvas died in 1989 at Santa Barbara, California.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Tsoutsouvas. Pro Football Archives. July 4, 2022. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Sam Tsoutsouvas . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . August 29, 2020.