Part of the reason, he told media after signing, was to play close to where his mother lives in Fort Myers, Florida. Gordie Jr. He attended Jacksonville University for college, where he played first and third base. He lasted three seasons in the Angels' system, hitting four home runs in Single-A in , before being released.
Dan attended the University of Maryland as a tight end. He had three relatively quiet seasons before breaking out as a senior with 29 catches for yards and three touchdowns.
Dan caught nine passes in his NFL career for 69 yards. A bit shorter than his brothers, who are all at least , the Chris was a fullback who attended the University of Arizona. He went undrafted in and first signed on with the Cowboys before also spending time with the Colts, Chargers and Broncos. He finished his NFL career with five carries for 17 yards and eight catches for 46 yards. Check out IceShaker. He played football as a tight end and basketball as a center.
Rob attended the University of Arizona. As a true freshman in , his He signed a 4-year contract on July 25, In a Week 10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rob caught 3 touchdown passes from Brady, becoming the first rookie in Patriots history, and the youngest rookie in NFL history to accomplish the feat. It was the first rushing attempt of his career, and his first rushing touchdown. It was also the first rushing touchdown by a tight end since Bo Scaife did it in , and the first in Patriots history.
Rob ended the season with 1, receiving yards, breaking the previous NFL record for a tight end of 1, set by Kellen Winslow in He also finished with 18 total touchdowns, 17 receiving—both NFL records for tight ends. His 17 receiving touchdowns were the most of any NFL player in , marking the first time in NFL history a tight end had sole possession of the league lead.
One of eight Patriots players voted to the Pro Bowl, he finished fan voting with , votes. During his fifth season, Rob was a major factor in the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks, recording 6 catches for 68 yards and a touchdown late in the second quarter. During his season, Rob was selected to the Pro Bowl and to the AP All-Pro first team for the fourth time in his career; he led all non-quarterbacks in fan voting for the Pro Bowl, and received 48 of 50 All-Pro votes at tight end.
Rob is known for his fun-loving personality, with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady being quoted as saying, "Gronk is a one of a kind person, player and friend. He is one of the most positive people I have ever been around and he loves to have fun. What you see is what you get and whether he is dancing, singing, laughing, or spiking, he is true to himself. He attended Williamsville North High School and during his career there, recorded receptions for 2, yards and 23 touchdowns.
Glenn attended Kansas State where he was named an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection and was a First team Academic All-Big 12 selection as well in Leaving the NFL in his prime, Gronkowski gave up the game at just 30 years old.
Now, the former tight end has the support network of family to help him transition to life off the gridiron. Gordy Gronkowski had a vision for his sons; he wanted each boy to go to college with an athletic scholarship. Although he resolved never to push them into a specific sport, or even playing sports at all, he saw that his fatherly duty was to hold his children to finishing anything they chose to start.
Gordy personally trained his boys in baseball and hockey. But none of the Gronk sons became NHL players. The oldest of the Gronkowski brothers, Gordie is the only son of Diane and Gordon Gronkowski who did not pursue a career in football, choosing to chase his dream of playing professional baseball instead.
After playing first and third base at Jacksonville University where he attended college, Gordie was signed by the Los Angeles Angels in From an early age, Gordie, like his brothers, was heavily involved in sports including hockey, basketball and baseball but eventually decided to put all his energy into baseball.
He spent six years in the MiBL playing as first baseman and designated hitter. Glenn is the youngest of the Gronkowski clan and, like his brothers, knew he would follow a career in sports.
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