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Earl Gros
Date of birth	August 29, 1940
Place of birth	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Date of death	July 13, 2013 (aged 72)
Place of death	Prairieville, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
US college	Louisiana State
AFL draft	1962 / round: 2 / pick: 15; (By the Houston Oilers)
NFL draft	1962 / round: 1 / pick: 14
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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Earl Roy Gros (August 29, 1940 – July 15, 2013)^[1] was an American football running back who played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) and played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1962 to 1970.^[2]

After finishing at LSU, Gros was drafted in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and in the second round of the 1962 American Football League Draft by the Houston Oilers. Gros opted for the NFL where he played three seasons with the Green Bay Packers (1962–1964), two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1965), and three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1967–1969). In 1970, Gros played one game with the New Orleans Saints.

Gros finished his career with 821 rushes for 3,157 yards (an average of 3.8 yards per rush) and 28 touchdowns. He also had 142 receptions for 1,255 yards (an average of 8.8 yards per reception) and ten touchdowns.

He died at the age of 72 on July 15, 2013.^[3]

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^ Earl Gros. pro-football-reference.
^ http://theadvocate.com/sports/6530667-128/former-lsu-running-back-earl

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 '''Earl Roy Gros''' (August 29, 1940 – July 15, 2013)<ref>[http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20130801/ARTICLES/130809991/1032?Title=Gros-played-9-years-in-NFL]</ref> was an [[American football]] [[running back]] who played [[college football]] at [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) and played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1962 to 1970.<ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrosEa00.htm Earl Gros]. pro-football-reference.</ref>
-After finishing at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], Gros was drafted in the first round of the [[1962 NFL Draft]] by the [[Green Bay Packers]] and in the second round of the [[1962 American Football League Draft]] by the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]].  Gros decided to go to the NFL] where he played three seasons with the [[Green Bay Packers]] (1962–1964), two seasons with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1964–1965), and three seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1967–1969).  In 1970, Gros played one game with the [[New Orleans Saints]].
+After finishing at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], Gros was drafted in the first round of the [[1962 NFL Draft]] by the [[Green Bay Packers]] and in the second round of the [[1962 American Football League Draft]] by the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]].  Gros opted for the NFL where he played three seasons with the [[Green Bay Packers]] (1962–1964), two seasons with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1964–1965), and three seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1967–1969).  In 1970, Gros played one game with the [[New Orleans Saints]].
 Gros finished his career with 821 rushes for 3,157 yards (an average of 3.8 yards per rush) and 28 touchdowns.  He also had 142 receptions for 1,255 yards (an average of 8.8 yards per reception) and ten touchdowns.