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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| Position | Guard/Fullback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1890-08-21)August 21, 1890 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | December 2, 1951(1951-12-02) (aged 61) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1908–1911) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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William Edgar "Frog" Metzger, Jr. (August 21, 1890 – December 2, 1951) was acollege football player.
Metzger was a prominentguard for theVanderbilt Commodores ofVanderbilt University from1908 to1911. Metzger wasDan McGugin's first greatlineman.[1] Metzger was selected for anAssociated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.[2] Metzger was chosen for an all-time Vandy team in 1912,[3] as well as an All-time Vandy team published in Vanderbilt's yearbook in 1934. At Vanderbilt he was a member of theKappa Alpha Order fraternity.
Metzger was injured in the loss toOhio State in1909, breaking his leg just above the knee.[4]
The1910 team which tied defending national championYale[5] and allowed just 8 points and scored 165 was led by Metzger,[6] a unanimousAll-Southern player and third-teamAll-American as chosen byWalter Camp.[7] He was the third ever player from theSouth to get on one of Camp's teams.[8]
