Fullback, Illinois, 1965
Jim Grabowski
- Born
- Sep 9, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois
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Jim Grabowski played fullback at Illinois (1965). He finished third in the 1965 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1965. The Green Bay Packers took Grabowski in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 1966 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1995College Football Hall of Fame
- 1963Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1964, 1965First-team All-Big Ten
- 1965Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1965Consensus All‑American
- 1965Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1965Third in the Heisman vote
All-America: consensus 1965; UPI first team 1964; Central Press second team 1964; The Football News 1964
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