Randy Grossman
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 20, 1952||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Haverford (Havertown, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
College: | Temple | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1974 | ||||||||||
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Curt Randy Grossman (born September 20, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls. He won four Super Bowls with the Steelers.
Early life
Grossman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish.
Grossman was an All State performer at Haverford High School, in suburban Philadelphia, where from a young age he would reply to the question, "What will you do when you grow up?" with the certain retort: "I'm going to be a professional football player." He was a varsity letterman in both football and wrestling at Haverford Senior High School.[3][4] His father was a butcher.[3]
College career
Grossman was an outstanding tight end (and three-year starter) for the Temple Owls in the early 1970s. In 1972, he caught 23 passes for 349 yards and four touchdowns and Temple had a record of 5–4–0. The following year, Grossman was named Associated Press All-America third team and Temple notched a record of 9–1–0. That year, Grossman led the team in receptions with 39 for 683 yards and 4 touchdowns;[5][6] Temple outscored its opponents 353–167. Grossman finished his career at Temple with 89 receptions for 1505 yards and 10 touchdowns. Grossman was also a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity's Pennsylvania Alpha Delta chapter.[7]
NFL career
Grossman joined the Steelers as an
Steelers President
Personal life
Grossman is married to Barb with three children, and has three grandchildren. He went on to become a
See also
References
- ^ a b c Local nonprofits score big with most giving Super Bowl ever – J
- ^ Great Jews in sports - Robert Slater - Google Books
- ^ ISBN 9780760336458. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ Kaplan, Ron (February 1, 2011). "Former Steeler Randy 'The Rabbi' Grossman recalls his glory day". New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ College Football at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Pi Lambda Phi: Big Pi Chapter". pilambdaphi.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ISBN 9781101459935. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ISBN 9781582615363. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ O'Brien, Jim (July 6, 2012). "Ex-Steeler Randy Grossman still playing for the money". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ISBN 9780977038305. Retrieved January 12, 2011.