Farkas was drafted in the first round of the 1938 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played from 1938 to 1944, and finished his career with the Detroit Lions in 1945.[1] He also led the Redskins in rushing and scoring in 1938-39 and 1942–43, as well as helped lead the Redskins to an NFL Championship in 1942. He led the NFL in scoring and all-purpose yards in 1939.
He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame and founded the Gus Dorais Foundation at the University of Detroit in 1955. In 2002, Farkas was named one of the 70 greatest Redskins in team history.
Farkas was pictured wearing eye black as far back as 1942 and is credited as the first player in the NFL to wear it.[4]