Will Metzger

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

Will Metzger

Vanderbilt Commodores
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
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

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 Order 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]