Frank Sinkwich

Mr. Sinkwich became the first player from the Southeastern Conference to win the Heisman, an award that is given annually by the Downtown Athletic Club to the college football player voted the best in the nation. He was an All-Pro player for two years with the Detroit Lions. Then, after his playing days, Mr. Sinkwich, a Pennsylvania native, owned a beer and wine distribution business in Georgia. He is survived by a son, Frank Sinkwich Jr. of Athens; a daughter, France Minshew of Atlanta; and two sisters, Violet Flask of Youngstown, Ohio, and Eleanor Shuffelbager of Lehigh, Fla.