:Earl Gros

{{Short description|American football player (1940–2013)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Earl Gros

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|08|29}}

| birth_place = Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|15|1940|8|29}}

| death_place = Prairieville, Louisiana, U.S.

| position = Running back

| number = 40, 34, 38

| high_school = Terrebonne (LA)

| college = LSU

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 220

| draftyear = 1962

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 14

| afldraftyear = 1962

| afldraftround = 2

| afldraftpick = 15

| teams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1962}}–{{NFL Year|1963}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1964}}–{{NFL Year|1966}})
• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1967}}–{{NFL Year|1969}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1970}})

| highlights =

• NFL champion (1962)

| pfr = GrosEa00

| HOF =

}}

Earl Roy Gros (August 29, 1940 – July 15, 2013) was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons .{{cite news |url=http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20130801/gros-played-9-years-in-nfl |work=Houma Today |location=(Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)|last=McElroy |first=Kelly |title=Gros played 9 years in NFL |date=August 1, 2013 |access-date=August 3, 2018}} Born and raised in Louisiana, he played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge.

Gros was selected in the first round of the 1962 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and in the second round of the AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Gros opted for the NFL, where he backed up fellow LSU Tiger Jim Taylor at fullback and the Packers repeated as NFL champions in his rookie season in 1962. He played two seasons in Green Bay, then was traded with hall of fame center Jim Ringo to the Philadelphia Eagles for linebacker Lee Roy Caffey (and a first round draft choice) in May 1964.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TuoVAAAAIBAJ&pg=7161%2C770513 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Gros, Ringo traded to Eagles |date=May 6, 1964 |page=2, part 2}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7jAaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6608%2C3166888 |work=Milwaukee Journal |title=Ringo, Gros traded to Eagles, Packers get a linebacker |date=May 6, 1964 |page=2, part 2}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cWFSAAAAIBAJ&pg=2645%2C3155306 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Packers trade Ringo, Gros |date=May 6, 1964 |page=2C }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WUcqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4490%2C2364499 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Packers pull trade, create new problem |date=May 6, 1964 |page=58}} The draft choice was used to select halfback Donny Anderson as a "future pick" in the {{nowrap|1965 NFL draft.}}

Gros played three seasons with the Eagles (1964–1966), three with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1967–1969), and one game in {{nfly|1970}} with the New Orleans Saints.

He finished his career with 821 rushes for 3,157 yards (3.8 yards per carry) and 28 touchdowns; he also had 142 receptions for 1,255 yards (8.8 yards per reception) and ten touchdowns.

Gros died at age 72 in Louisiana.