Frank Yokas

Frank Peter Yokas 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. He served in the Navy during World War II and played for the Great Lakes [Navy Bluejackets football|Great Lakes Navy] and Saint Mary's Pre-Flight football team.
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."
Yokas played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons in 1946 [Los Angeles Dons season|1946] and the Baltimore Colts in 1947. He appeared in a total of 25 AAFC games.
Yokas died in 1994 in Los Angeles.