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Bob Grupp

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Bob Grupp
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Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1955-05-08) May 8, 1955 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Neshaminy (PA)
College:Duke
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 171
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:214
Punting yards:8,756
Punting yard average:40.9
Player stats at PFR

Robert William Grupp[1] (born May 8, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was chosen for the Pro Bowl after the 1979 season.

Biography

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Prior to his career in professional football, Grupp was a star quarterback at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, PA. He also punted and was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) cornerback at Duke University (class of 1977) where he also lettered as an outfielder on the baseball team during his junior and senior years. He was MVP of the 1977 Duke baseball team.

In 1984, he played with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Grupp". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Generals All-Time Roster". usfl.info. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.