Steve Grogan
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| Steve Grogan | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 24, 1953 |
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Kansas State University |
| NFL Draft | 1975 / Round 5 |
| Retired #s | Kansas State #11 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1975-1990 | New England Patriots |
Steve Grogan (July 24, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas) was an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots in the National Football League from 1975 until 1990.
Grogan spent his college career at Kansas State University. He was picked in the fifth round (116th overall) in the 1975 NFL Draft. He replaced an ill Tony Eason in the second quarter of Super Bowl XX and threw the only touchdown pass for the Patriots in that game. Grogan is the New England Patriots' all-time career passing leader, with 3,593 attempts 1,879 completions, 26,886 yards and 182 touchdowns. Grogan is also noted as one of the top rushing quarterbacks of his time. He rushed for 2,164 yards (4.9 per carry) and 35 touchdowns during his career, a mark which places him as the Patriots' third overall in rushing touchdowns. Those touchdowns also place Grogan tied with Randall Cunningham and Tobin Rote in fourth place all-time among NFL QB's in rushing scores. Steve Young is first with 43 rushing TD's; Kordell Stewart is second with 38; and Steve Mcnair is third with 37. Grogan's 12 TD's during the 1976 season still stand as the most rushing touchdowns in a season by quarterback. [[1]]. He is also one of the few NFL quarterbacks who wore a neckbrace during his career.
His high school, Ottawa High School in Ottawa, Kansas, (a suburb of Kansas City) has named its football stadium after him.
Kansas State has retired the number Grogan wore for the Wildcats, #11, to jointly honor him and his predecessor, Lynn Dickey. It is the only number retired by Kansas State. He wore #14 with the Patriots.
