Lee Grosscup, 1958
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Utah (from Washington), 1955–⁠58

Lee Grosscup

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Lee Grosscup played quarterback at Washington (1955) and Utah (1957–⁠58). He finished ninth in the 1957 Heisman vote. The New York Giants took Grosscup in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 1959 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1957
First-team All-Skyline Conference, National leader in passer rating (175.5) and 1 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passer rating, 1957
Drafted
No. 10
Overall, 1959 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Honors

Team titles: Skyline champions, 1957

All-America: NEA first team 1957; FWAA 1957; AP second team 1957; INS second team 1957; UP second team 1957

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1962AFLNew York Titans
1963CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders
1964AFLOakland Raiders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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