Gus Sonnenberg
Wrestler, American football player
1898 – 1944
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Who was Gus Sonnenberg?
Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg was an American football player and professional wrestler of German descent and World Heavyweight Champion. As a wrestler, he was National Wrestling Association world heavyweight champion. He played in the National Football League from 1923 until 1930, for the Buffalo All-Americans, Columbus Tigers, Detroit Panthers, and Providence Steam Roller, where he was a member of the 1928 NFL championship team.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1898
Ewen - Also known as
- Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg
- Dynamite
- Iron Duke
- Spouses
- Judith Allen
(1933/03/12 - 1933/09) - Mildred Micelli
- Judith Allen
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- University of Detroit Mercy
- Died
- Sep 9, 1944
Bethesda
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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