Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg was an American football player and professional wrestler. 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. Born in Ewan, Michigan, Sonnenberg grew up on a farm in Green Garden, Michigan. He played football at Marquette High School from 1912 to 1915, playing on Marquette's Upper Peninsula championship team in 1915 when the... team went 6-0, outscoring opponents 211 to 7. He went on to Dartmouth College in 1916, dropping out after his first year, but returning for a second year in 1919 before transferring to the University of Detroit Mercy, where he graduated. In 1923, at age 25, Sonnenberg turned professional, playing in the NFL for the Buffalo All Americans and the Columbus Tigers. In 1924, he helped the Pottsville Maroons win the Anthracite League Championship in 1924.
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| Birthdate: | March 6, 1898 |
| Birthplace: | Ewen, Michigan |
| Date of death: | September 9, 1944 |
| All Positions Played: | Running back |
| Education: | Dartmouth College |