Bert Metzger

Bert Metzger

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Position	Guard
Career history
College	Notre Dame (1929–1930)
Personal information
Date of birth	January 31, 1909
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	March 7, 1956 (aged 47)
Place of death	Hinsdale, Illinois
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg)
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

1. 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