Matthew A. Bross (December 7, 1903 – February 8, 1989) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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for the

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of the American Football League (AFL) and the Green Bay Packers of the

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(NFL). He played college football for Gonzaga.

Biography

Bross was born on December 7, 1904 in Great Falls, Montana.

Career

Bross played at the collegiate level at

Gonzaga University Gonzaga University (GU) () is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1887 by Joseph Cataldo, an Italian-born priest and Jesuit missionary, the ...

. Following his graduation, he played professionally with Ernie Nevers Traveling Circus, a organization that involved two football teams which traveled throughout the South. The following year, Bross played with the Green Bay Packers during the

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. Previously he had played with the

of the American Football League.

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Matt Bross Stats
at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1903 births 1989 deaths American football running backs Green Bay Packers players Gonzaga Bulldogs football players Los Angeles Wildcats players Sportspeople from Great Falls, Montana Players of American football from Montana {{runningback-1900s-stub

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