 Grossman in 1948 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 81, 74 | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Fullback Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1924-02-05)February 5, 1924 Huntington, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 13, 1980(1980-06-13) (aged 56) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Huntington North (Huntington, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1948: 29th round, 273rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Rex Daniel Grossman Sr. (February 5, 1924 – June 13, 1980) was an American football fullback and linebacker who played for two seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and one season in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Rex Grossman was born February 5, 1924, in Huntington, Indiana.
After playing college football for Indiana, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the twenty-ninth round of the 1948 NFL draft. He played for the Baltimore Colts of the AAFC from 1948 to 1949, until they merged with the NFL in 1950, and for the Detroit Lions of the NFL in 1950.
His grandson and namesake, Rex Grossman, is a former NFL quarterback who played for 11 seasons in the league and started for the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.[1]
References
- ^ Haugh, David (January 23, 2007). "(Horse) shoe fits on Grossman family foot". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
