Bert Metzger

Bert Metzger
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born:	January 31, 1909; Chicago, Illinois
Died:	March 7, 1986 (aged 77); Hinsdale, Illinois
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Career history
College	Notre Dame (1928–1930)
Career highlights and awards
	All-American (1930);
	College Football Hall of Fame (1982)

Bert Metzger (January 31, 1909 – March 7, 1986) was an American football player.

A 5-foot-9-inch (175 cm), 152-pound (69 kg) guard from Chicago, Metzger played at the University of Notre Dame and was nicknamed the "watch-charm guard" because of his relatively small size. Metzger played a key role on the Fighting Irish teams that won national championships in 1929 and 1930, and he was named a consensus All-American in 1930. Coach Knute Rockne said that Metzger was the best guard he had ever seen.^[1]

After his football career ended, Metzger worked as an executive at Bowman-Dean Foods. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

References

^ Heise, Kenan. "Football star Bert Metzger, 77". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 1986. p. 14

External links

Notre Dame profile
Bert Metzger at the College Football Hall of Fame
Bert Metzger at Find a Grave

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[1] Heise, Kenan. "Football star Bert Metzger, 77". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 1986. p. 14

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