halfback frank sinkwich was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1941 all-america team. early in the season, sinkwich suffered a broken jaw and had to play with his jaw wired shut and a large jaw protector attached to his helmet. in the orange bowl game, sinkwich rushed for 139 yards (including a 43-yard touchdown run) on 22 carries and completed nine of 13 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns.