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. He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[7] He died in 1994 at age 82 in Los Angeles.[8]
^"Parke Davis Picks All-American Team". The Hartford Courant. November 26, 1932.
^Keith Marder; Mark Spellen; Jim Donovan (2001). The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to America's Favorite College Team. Citadel Press. p. 142. ISBN0806521082.
^Death record for George Joseph Melinkovich, born 5 Jul 1911 in Utah, died 27 May 1994 in Los Angeles. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line].