Jim Grabowski
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| Date of birth | September 9, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| College | Illinois |
| High school | Chicago Taft (IL) |
| NFL draft | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| (1966–1970) | Green Bay Packers |
| (1971) | Chicago Bears |
| Career stats | |
| Rushing yards | 1,731 |
| Rush attempts | 475 |
| Rushing TDs | 8 |
| Receiving yards | 675 |
| Receptions | 82 |
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James S. Grabowski (born September 9, 1944) is a former American football player and broadcaster. He played college football at the University of Illinois and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. He was an analyst on Illinois football radio broadcasts for nearly 30 years, retiring after the 2006 season.
Grabowski entered the University of Illinois in 1962, out of Taft High School in Chicago. At Illinois, Grabowski was a star running back, and was named Associated Press All-American in both 1964 and 1965. As a sophomore in 1963, Grabowski was named Most Valuable Player of the Rose Bowl, after leading the Fighting Illini to a 17–7 comeback victory over the Washington Huskies. Grabowski received many awards and recognitions after his senior season in 1965, including finishing third in the Heisman Trophy voting, being named The Sporting News co-player of the year and Back of the Year by the Washington Touchdown Club, and receiving the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player. He finished as the all-time leader in rushing yards in Big Ten history. Grabowski was also an outstanding student at the University of Illinois, having been named GTE Academic All-American in 1964 and 1965, and graduated with a degree in finance in 1966.
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