Rex Grossman Sr. Explained

Rex Grossman Sr.
Number:81, 74
Position:Fullback / Linebacker
Birth Date:February 5, 1924
Birth Place:Huntington, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:215
High School:Huntington North
(Huntington, Indiana)
College:Indiana
Draftyear:1948
Draftround:29
Draftpick:273
Pastteams:
Pfr:GrosRe20

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Haugh, David . (Horse) shoe fits on Grossman family foot . . January 23, 2007 . August 24, 2019.