Bert Metzger

Bert Metzger

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Position	Guard
Career history
College	Notre Dame (1929–1930)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1909-01-31)January 31, 1909
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death
Height
Weight
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.

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

External links

• Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame biography
• University of Notre Dame player biography
• Bert Metzger at the College Football Hall of Fame