Will Metzger

Will Metzger
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position	Guard/Fullback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	August 21, 1890; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	December 2, 1951 (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
	SIAA championship (1910, 1911); All-Southern (1909, 1910, 1911); Third Team All-American (1910); AP Southeast All-Time team (1869–1919 era); 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team; 1934 All-time Vandy team;

William Edgar "Frog" Metzger, Jr. (August 21, 1890 – December 2, 1951) was a college football player.

Vanderbilt

Metzger was a prominent guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1908 to 1911. Metzger was Dan McGugin's first great lineman.^[1] Metzger was selected for an Associated 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 the Kappa Alpha fraternity.

1909

Metzger was injured in the loss to Ohio State in 1909, breaking his leg just above the knee.^[4]

1910

The 1910 team which tied defending national champion Yale^[5] and allowed just 8 points and scored 165 was led by Metzger,^[6] a unanimous All-Southern player and third-team All-American as chosen by Walter Camp.^[7] He was the third ever player from the South to get on one of Camp's teams.^[8]

References

^ "2014 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 143.
^ "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.
^ Vanderbilt University (1913). Vanderbilt University Quarterly. Vol. 13. p. 56.
^ "Vandy Loses to Ohio State". Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Traughber, Bill (November 9, 2005). "Commodores Shock Powerful Yale in 1910". Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ Christopher J. Walsh (2006). Where Football Is King: A History of the SEC. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9781461734772.
^ "Three Westerners Selected By Camp: Benbrook and Wells of Michigan and Walker of Minnesota Named for All-American". The Indianapolis Star. December 11, 1910.
^ Order, Kappa Alpha (1913). "On the Gridiron and Diamond". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 30 (2): 211.

[1] "2014 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 143.

[allse-2] "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.

[allv1912-3] Vanderbilt University (1913). Vanderbilt University Quarterly. Vol. 13. p. 56.

[4] "Vandy Loses to Ohio State". Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Traughber, Bill (November 9, 2005). "Commodores Shock Powerful Yale in 1910". Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[6] Christopher J. Walsh (2006). Where Football Is King: A History of the SEC. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9781461734772.

[WC-7] "Three Westerners Selected By Camp: Benbrook and Wells of Michigan and Walker of Minnesota Named for All-American". The Indianapolis Star. December 11, 1910.

[8] Order, Kappa Alpha (1913). "On the Gridiron and Diamond". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 30 (2): 211.

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