George Joseph Melinkovich (July 5, 1911 – May 27, 1994) was an American football player and coach.
Melinkovich played high school football in Tooele, Utah,[1] and then played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1931,[2] 1932,[3] and 1934.
[4] He was selected by Liberty magazine and Parke H. Davis as a first-team fullback on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.
[3][5][6] Melinkovich served as a high school football coach in New Jersey for several years,[1] and he then served as the head coach for the Utah State Aggies football team in 1949 and 1950, compiling a record of 5–16 at Utah State.
He also coached football at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City and later moved to California and worked as a teacher in Los Angeles for 20 years.