Ed Sustersic, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ed Sustersic

American football player

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1967

Profession: athlete

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edward J.
"Foozy" Sustersic (January 7, 1922 – January 18, 1967) was an American football fullback and linebacker who played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Sustersic was a star football player and wrestler at his local high school.
He attended Findlay College, where he continued his athletic career and won a state amateur wrestling championship.
His college career was interrupted by service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, but he returned to Findlay and was named an All-Ohio fullback in 1947.
He then played one season for the Browns in 1949.
The team won the AAFC championship that year. Sustersic held a number of coaching jobs in Ohio after leaving the Browns.
He became a coach at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in 1958, and was named its athletic director in 1961.
He died in 1967 of a heart attack.
Four years later, he was inducted into Findlay's athletics hall of fame.