Andy Farkas

NFLretired


position=Running back
number=44
birthdate=birth date|1916|5|2|mf=y
Clay Center, Ohio
deathdate=death date and age|2001|04|10|1916|05|02
Traverse City, Michigan
debutyear=1938
finalyear=1945
draftyear=1938
draftround=1
draftpick=9
college=Detroit Mercy
teams=
* Washington Redskins (1938-1944)
* Detroit Lions (1945)
stat1label=Rushing yards
stat1value=2,103
stat2label=Receiving yards
stat2value=1,086
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=37
nfl=FAR100676
highlights=
* 2x Pro Bowl selection (1939, 1942)
* 70 Greatest Redskins

Andrew Geza Farkas (May 2, 1916 – April 10, 2001) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions.

Early life

Farkas was born in Clay Center, Ohio of Hungarian origins, and attended St John's High School in Toledo for two years, and then attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School for two years.

College career

Farkas played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he was an All-American.

Professional career

Farkas was drafted in the first round of the 1938 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played from 1938 to 1944, and finished his career with the Detroit Lions in 1945. He also led the Redskins in rushing and scoring in 1938-39 and 1942-43, as well as helped lead the Redskins to an NFL Championship in 1942. He led the NFL in scoring in 1939. One of the highlights of his seven-year tour was catching a 99-yard touchdown pass from Frank Filchock on October 15, 1939. He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame and founded the Gus Dorais Foundation at the University of Detroit in 1955. In 2002, Farkas was named one of the 70 greatest Redskins in team history.

Farkas was pictured wearing eye black as far back as 1942 and is credited as the first player in the NFL to wear it.