Gust Zarnas
[1] He is distinguished as being the first Greek to play in the National Football League (NFL).Born in Icaria, Greece, Zarnas came to America with his parents.He played the guard position at the Ohio State University from 1935 to 1937 and received All-American recognition his last year as a Buckeye.At 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 220 lbs., Zarnas played professionally in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 1940, and enlisted into the United States Navy becoming a lieutenant during World War II.This biographical article relating to a college football player is a stub.