sukup was the running guard and blocker for three backs who were later inducted into the college football hall of fame: tom harmon, forest evashevski and bob westfall. during harmon's heisman trophy-winning season, he publicly praised sukup and fellow guard ralph fritz as "two big reasons for harmon." while taking no credit away from harmon, michigan's head coach fritz crisler noted that "harmon gets exceptional blocking" from evashevsi, fritz and sukup. walter l. johns, sports editor of the central press association, called fritz and sukup "two husky boys who could make any college team in the country."