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Paul Michael "Socko" Szakash (May 5, 1913 – October 24, 1984) was an American football player. Szakash was born in Chicago in 1913. He attended Fenger High School in Chicago. He played football at Fenger in 1929 and 1930 and then for the Gano Athletic Club from 1934 to 1937. Szakash also played baseball as a catcher for the Missoula club for several years. He missed the 1940 NFL season with a fractured ankle sustained while playing baseball in Montana. Szakash served as the line coach at the University of Montana from 1946 to 1950.