Steve Grogan
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 24, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Kansas State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 5 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 217–208 |
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| Passing yards: | 26,886 |
| QB Rating: | 69.6 |
| Rushing yards: | 2,176 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 35 |
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Steven James Grogan (born July 24, 1953) is a former American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons and spent the entirety of his career with the New England Patriots. He was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 1995.
Grogan had a standout prep career in Kansas at Ottawa High School where he led his team to state titles in track in 1970, basketball in 1971, and a state runner-up finish in football.
Grogan spent his collegiate career at Kansas State University, where he started as a quarterback for his junior and senior years. He threw for 2,214 yards, completing 166 of 371 pass attempts, with 12 TDs and 26 interceptions. He ran for 585 yards and six touchdowns on 339 attempts, punted 7 times for 279 yards (a 39.9 yard average) and as a senior caught one touchdown pass of 22 yards. Against Memphis in 1973, he had a 100-yard rushing game.
Grogan was selected in the fifth round (116th overall) in the 1975 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Although he would start every game for four consecutive seasons early in his career, his career was also marked by injuries and quarterback controversies, with Grogan competing with other quarterbacks for the starting job. His second through his fifth season were the only times he would start every game in a season. Besides taking the starting job from former Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett as a rookie, Grogan would later face competition from Matt Cavanaugh, Tony Eason, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, and Marc Wilson. (By the time Wilson came to the Patriots, he had spent several years battling the displaced Plunkett for the starting job of the Raiders.)
In his first season, Grogan played in 13 games out of the then-14 game regular season, starting 7 of the last 8. Grogan threw for 1,976 yards, 11 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. The Patriots finished with a 3-11 record, and traded Plunkett, their starter for the previous four years, in the off-season. (Plunkett would eventually lead the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories.)
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