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Steve Sinko

American football player and coach (1909–1999)

Field	Value
name	Steve Sinko
image	Steve Sinko.jpg
caption	Sinko pictured in The Pittsburgh Press, 1947
birth_date
birth_place	Chisholm, Minnesota, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
player_years1	1929–1931
player_team1	Duquesne
player_years2	1934–1936
player_team2	Boston Redskins
player_years3	1937–1938
player_team3	Los Angeles Bulldogs
player_positions	Guard, tackle
coach_years1	1939–1942
coach_team1	Duquesne (assistant)
coach_years2	1944
coach_team2	Iowa Pre-Flight (assistant)
coach_years3	1946
coach_team3	Duquesne
coach_years4	1947–1948
coach_team4	Boston University (assistant)
coach_years5	1949–1950
coach_team5	Indiana (assistant)
coach_years6	1951–1957
coach_team6	Boston University (line)
coach_years7	1957–1963
coach_team7	Boston University
overall_record	23–36–3

Stephen Patrick Sinko (September 14, 1909 – March 1, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins from 1934 to 1936 and the Los Angeles Bulldogs from 1937 to 1938. Sinko served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1957 to 1963, compiling a record of 23–36–3.

Background

Sinko was born and raised in Chisholm, Minnesota, where he graduated from the local high school. He attended Duquesne University, where he played college football for the Duquesne Dukes.

Professional career

Following college, Sinko played professionally for the Boston Redskins for three seasons, from 1934 to 1936, before moving to the Los Angeles Bulldogs for two seasons, 1937 to 1938. In 1939, he took an assistant coaching position under Aldo Donelli at Duquesne University. In 1941, the two served as head coach and line coach of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.

During World War II, Sinko served as an officer in the United States Navy. In early 1946, Sinko was hired as an assistant coach for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference AAFC). In June of that year, he was signed as head football coach at Duquesne University, only to serve in that capacity until December 1946, when he quit to once again become an assistant to Aldo Donelli, this time at Boston University.

In 1949, Sinko was named as assistant to Clyde B. Smith at Indiana University. Sinko served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1957 to 1963, compiling a record of 23–36–3. He was succeeded as head coach by Warren Schmakel.

Honors and death

Sinko was inducted into the Duquesne Dukes Hall of Fame in 1988. He died on March 1, 1999, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Head coaching record

References

(1999). "Obituaries". The Cape Cod Times.
. (February 18, 1949). [""Steve Sinko is appointed to Indiana Football Staff""](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37212917/). *The Indianapolis Star*.
. (July 23, 1945). [""They'll Help Coach Seahawks This Fall""](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37213011/). *Iowa City Press-Citizen*.
Jack Sell. (April 23, 1946). ""Sutherland Visits 23 Southern Schools; Miami Signs Sinko"". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Fred Landucci. (5 Jan 1947). ""Old Team of Donelli and Sinko To Start on its New Job Friday"". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
. (February 18, 1949). [""Steve Sinko Moves to Indiana U. Post""](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37213102/). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*.
. (March 12, 1951). ["Steve Sinko, Line Coach At Indiana, Quits"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91608832/chicago-tribune/). *[[Chicago Tribune]]*.
(February 15, 1957). "Steve Sinko Made Boston U Coach; Succeeds Donelli". [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
. (January 10, 1964). [""More Coaching Changes Made""](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37213120/). *Clarion-Ledger*.
. [""Duquesne Hall of Fame - alphabetical list""](https://goduquesne.com/sports/2018/5/30/hall-of-fame-alphabetical-list.aspx). *Duquesne University*.
. (March 4, 1999). ["Stephen P. Sinko, 89"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91611702/obituary-for-stephen-p-rsinko-aged-89/). *[[The Boston Globe]]*.

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