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Lee Grosscup
Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup (December 27, 1936 – June 1, 2020) was an American professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and the Utah Redskins and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1959 NFL draft.
He later became a sportscaster.
Grosscup was born on December 27, 1936, in Santa Monica, California. He was raised in Santa Monica, and attended Santa Monica High School. In 1954, he was an All-American quarterback at Santa Monica High. He played high school football under coach Jim Sutherland.
Grosscup was a quarterback for the University of Washington in Seattle in 1955. However, there was a player revolt against heavy-handed head coach John Cherberg. Grosscup and three former high school teammates left the school shortly after their freshman season; deciding to sit out a year instead of continuing to play for the "tyrannical" Cherberg in Seattle. Cherberg, who was fired, had also revealed there was an alumni slush fund to pay players, which created a scandal. Years later, Grosscup revealed he had received $100/month from the fund, in addition to his scholarship.
Grosscup considered returning to Washington in 1956, to play under new coach Darrell Royal, but instead attended Santa Monica College for a year. He then transferred to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1957, leading a passing offense under head coach Jack Curtice that was advanced for its time. Grosscup considered Curtice a genius in developing the passing game.
Monday Night Football broadcaster Al Michaels credits Grosscup for developing the shovel pass or "Utah pass," although Grosscup acknowledges that the play was used decades earlier in the 1920s.
Grosscup finished his junior season in 1957, completing 94 of 137 passes (68.6%, a collegiate record at the time), passing for 10 touchdowns and a nation-leading 1,398 yards. His 68.6% completion rate was a Utah school record until 2019, when broken by Tyler Huntley. He only threw two interceptions, also leading the nation. He had a 175.5 college quarterback passer rating.
He came to national prominence in 1957 with a 316-yard passing game against Army. He was named a first-team All-American by Look, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Williamson National Football Rating, and Today and finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, won by John David Crow of Texas A&M.
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Lee Grosscup
Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup (December 27, 1936 – June 1, 2020) was an American professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and the Utah Redskins and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1959 NFL draft.
He later became a sportscaster.
Grosscup was born on December 27, 1936, in Santa Monica, California. He was raised in Santa Monica, and attended Santa Monica High School. In 1954, he was an All-American quarterback at Santa Monica High. He played high school football under coach Jim Sutherland.
Grosscup was a quarterback for the University of Washington in Seattle in 1955. However, there was a player revolt against heavy-handed head coach John Cherberg. Grosscup and three former high school teammates left the school shortly after their freshman season; deciding to sit out a year instead of continuing to play for the "tyrannical" Cherberg in Seattle. Cherberg, who was fired, had also revealed there was an alumni slush fund to pay players, which created a scandal. Years later, Grosscup revealed he had received $100/month from the fund, in addition to his scholarship.
Grosscup considered returning to Washington in 1956, to play under new coach Darrell Royal, but instead attended Santa Monica College for a year. He then transferred to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1957, leading a passing offense under head coach Jack Curtice that was advanced for its time. Grosscup considered Curtice a genius in developing the passing game.
Monday Night Football broadcaster Al Michaels credits Grosscup for developing the shovel pass or "Utah pass," although Grosscup acknowledges that the play was used decades earlier in the 1920s.
Grosscup finished his junior season in 1957, completing 94 of 137 passes (68.6%, a collegiate record at the time), passing for 10 touchdowns and a nation-leading 1,398 yards. His 68.6% completion rate was a Utah school record until 2019, when broken by Tyler Huntley. He only threw two interceptions, also leading the nation. He had a 175.5 college quarterback passer rating.
He came to national prominence in 1957 with a 316-yard passing game against Army. He was named a first-team All-American by Look, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Williamson National Football Rating, and Today and finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, won by John David Crow of Texas A&M.