Herb Gruber
{{Short description|American football player (1901–1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position = End
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|12|22}}
| birth_place = Shelbyville, Kentucky
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|02|02|1901|12|22|mf=y}}
| death_place = St. Matthews, Kentucky
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 155
| high_school = Male (KY)
| college = Kentucky
| teams =
- Louisville Brecks (1921–1923)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 8
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 7
| pfr = GrubHe20
}}
Herbert Calvin Gruber (December 22, 1901 – February 1, 1979) was an American football player.
Gruber was born in 1901 at Shelbyville, Kentucky. He attended Louisville Male High School.{{cite web|title=Herb Gruber|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=February 8, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/grub00600.html}} He was selected as an all-state player and served as captain of the 1919 Louisville team.{{cite news|title=Herbert Gruber May Be Chosen To Captain High School Team|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 25, 1919|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94481788/herbert-gruber/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Gruber To Captain High School Eleven|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 26, 1919|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94481964/gruber/|via=Newspapers.com}} He played college football at the University of Kentucky.
Gruber played professional football as an end for the Louisville Brecks in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in eight NFL games, seven as a starter, during the 1921, 1922 and 1923 seasons.{{cite web|title=Herb Gruber|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=August 12, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrubHe20.htm}}
After his football career was over, Gruber worked for the Jefferson County Boar of Education and Gulf Oil Co.{{cite news|title=Herbert C. Gruber|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=February 3, 1979|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94481511/obituary-for-herbert-c-gruber-aged-77/|via=Newspapers.com}} He died in 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, at age 77.