George Gross (American football)
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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Born: | Uila, Romania | January 26, 1941||
Died: | April 27, 2010 Fairhope, Alabama | (aged 69)||
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College: | Auburn | ||
NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 8 / Pick: 103 | ||
AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 16 / Pick: 128 | ||
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George Gross (January 26, 1941 – April 27, 2010) was an American football defensive tackle. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for five seasons, from 1963 to 1967, with the San Diego Chargers. He joined the Chargers' outstanding defensive line, known as the "Fearsome Foursome", playing with defensive ends Bob Petrich and Earl Faison and defensive tackle Ernie Ladd. Gross was born in Vajola, Romania (Weilau in his native German; now Uila, Romania) and died in Fairhope, Alabama.
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- 1941 births
- 2010 deaths
- American football defensive tackles
- Auburn Tigers football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- American Football League champions
- Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- People from Mureș County
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Romanian players of American football
- Romanian emigrants to the United States
- American people of German-Romanian descent
- American Football League players
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs