Roger Grove

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Roger Grove
File:Grove-Roger-1935.jpg
Grove in 1935
No. 10, 11
PositionsBlocking back
Halfback (American football)
Personal information
Born(1908-06-19)June 19, 1908
Greenville, Ohio, USA
DiedDecember 19, 1986(1986-12-19) (aged 78)
Torrance, California, USA
Career information
High schoolSturgis (MI)
CollegeMichigan State
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • NFL champion (1931)
  • All-American (1930)
  • MSU Athletics Hall of Fame (2000)
Career statistics
Games51
Starts26
Rushing yards308 (3.1 average)
Receiving yards489 (15.3 average)
Touchdowns7
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Roger Robert Grove (June 19, 1908 – December 19, 1986) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers including the 1931 team that won the NFL Championship. He lettered at Michigan State in 1928, 1929, and 1930.

File:Roger Grove 1932.jpg

Grove was regarded as one of the fastest players on the Packers team during the first half of the 1930s, along with Bob Monnett, and distinguished himself as a punt returner for head coach Curly Lambeau's squad.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Harold "Speed" Johnson (ed.), Who's Who in Major League Football: 1936 Edition. Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1936; p. 37.