George Groves (American football)
Appearance
George Groves (June 10, 1921 – July 23, 2011) was a professional American football guard.
Biography
[edit]Groves was born George Noah Groves June 10, 1921, in Hammond, Indiana.[1] He died July 23, 2011, in Mexico, Missouri.
Career
[edit]Groves played professionally with the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in 1946 1947 and 1948. Previously, he had been drafted in the thirty-second round of the 1945 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.
He played at the collegiate level at Marquette University.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Groves". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ "George Groves". National Football League. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana
- Players of American football from Lake County, Indiana
- Buffalo Bills (AAFC) players
- Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players
- American football offensive guards
- Marquette Golden Avalanche football players
- 1921 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs