Lee Grosscup
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||
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| Date of birth: | December 27, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth: | Santa Monica, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Santa Monica (CA) | ||
| College: |
Utah Santa Monica College Washington (1955) |
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| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||
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Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup (born December 27, 1936) is a former American football player and broadcaster.
Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Grosscup was a quarterback for the University of Washington in Seattle in 1955. He and three former high school teammates left the school shortly after their freshman season; deciding to sit out a year instead of continuing to play for the "tyrannical" John Cherberg in Seattle. He attended Santa Monica College, then transferred to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1957, leading a passing offense under head coach Jack Curtice that was advanced for its time.Monday Night Football broadcaster Al Michaels credits Grosscup for developing the shovel pass or "Utah pass," although Grosscup acknowledges that the play was used decades earlier in the 1920s.
Grosscup finished his junior season in 1957 completing 94 of 137 passes (68.6%) for 1,398 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was named a first-team All-American by Look, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Williamson National Football Rating, and Today and finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, won by John David Crow of Texas A&M.
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