Jerry Groom
Chicago Cardinals | |
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| Pro Bowls | 1954 |
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Jerome Paul "Boomer" Groom (August 15, 1929 – February 29, 2008) was an
center position on the 1950 College Football All-America Team.[1] He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals from 1951 to 1955. He was chosen to play in the 1954 Pro Bowl
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Groom later served as a color commentator for the Denver Broncos' radio broadcasts in their inaugural American Football League (AFL) season in 1960. In 1994, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He died in 2008 at age 78 in Sarasota, Florida.
See also
- List of people with surname Groom
References
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
External links
- Jerry Groom at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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