Bob Grupp Explained

Bob Grupp
Number:1
Position:Punter
Birth Date:8 May 1955
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Weight Lb:193
Height In:11
High School:Neshaminy (PA)
College:Duke
Draftyear:1977
Draftround:7
Draftpick:171
Teams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Punts
Statvalue1:214
Statlabel2:Punting yards
Statvalue2:8,756
Statlabel3:Punting yard average
Statvalue3:40.9
Pfr:GrupBo20

Robert William Grupp[1] (born May 8, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was chosen for the Pro Bowl after the 1979 season.

Biography

Prior to his career in professional football, Grupp was a star quarterback at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, PA. He also punted and was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) cornerback at Duke University (class of 1977) where he also lettered as an outfielder on the baseball team during his junior and senior years. He was MVP of the 1977 Duke baseball team.

In 1984, he played with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Grupp . 2008-10-01 . pro-football-reference.com.
  2. Web site: New Jersey Generals All-Time Roster . 2008-10-01 . usfl.info . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044330/http://www.usfl.info/generals/roster.html . 2008-10-05 . dead .