Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. 33 was having a great year, as he was third in the NFL in rushing at the time. Our team currently working, we will update Family, Sibling, Spouse and Children's information. In Week 8, the Packers played the Baltimore Colts at Memorial Stadium. 31 at Illinois, now is in the College Football Hall of Fame, as well as the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Dr. Grabouski and his wife Jacque have three children JJ, Jenna, and Jessica. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Grabowski vividly remembers what happened next. “He told me, ‘I caused the fumble and you get the glory.’ I was at the right place at the right time. The Packers won that title game 34-27, which set up a match up the first Super Bowl, when the Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. “The recuperative part after that took several months. I happened to be in attendance at that game. Coach Lombardi went right to the chase. Chicago was 7-6 going into the game and a victory would give da Bears the NFL Central title. American football running back and broadcaster, Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks, Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame, "Illinois' Jim Grabowski, smart defense defeat crippled, gallant Washington 17-7", "Jim Grabowski makes amends with Packers", American Football League first overall draft picks, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Grabowski&oldid=963135375, Illinois Fighting Illini football players, Players of American football from Illinois, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles lacking in-text citations from October 2014, Pages using infobox CFL biography with DatabaseFootball parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 1963: 141 carries for 616 yards and 7 TD. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, boating, fishing, golfing, and art. But after a Zeke Bratkowski injury, Don Horn came into the game at quarterback for the Packers and had a big game. James “Jim” Francis Grabowski, 67, a longtime member of the Stamford community and firefighter passed away peacefully, on April 22, 2019, with his family by his side. Going into the game, the Packers were 5-7-1 and were out of playoff contention behind head coach Phil Bengtson, who had taken over for Lombardi that year, as Vince was GM only. Meet the DoctorsMeet Dr. Richard WagnerMeet Dr. Jim GrabouskiMeet Dr. Timothy KuntzMeet Dr. Jeremy "JJ" GrabouskiMeet Dr. Molly KopfMeet the Team. I lost thirty pounds. I have grandkids and I watch them do every sport that they are involved in. Grabowski created some of the good fortune himself, due to his fabulous play with the Fighting Illini. A lot of people don’t realize that even with the injuries to Grabowski and Pitts that season, the Packers still finished second in the NFL in rushing in 1967, as Anderson and Travis Williams filled in at halfback and Ben Wilson and Chuck Mercein filled in at fullback. In 1969 and 1970 combined, Grabowski rushed for 471 yards and two scores, but people weren’t aware of all the health trauma that the 6’2″, 220-pound fullback was going through. 3 catches for 22 yards. But that would be his last appearance for the Packers that season, even with his efforts to get back on the field. “He was like Dwight D. Eisenhower and I was a guy with one bar on his helmet. As I look back at it, the staph infection was a very serious thing and I could have died from it. I knew he was sick and I had not talked with him since he first became sick, as I didn’t want to intrude upon his privacy. 1 pick in the 1966 NFL draft, guard Gale Gillingham, who was the 13th pick of the first round by the Pack. Jenna is married to Sioux City native Neil Matthey and works as an account representative for Union Pacific Railroad in Ankeny, IA. Miami was a brand new team. Grabowski is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1995. “The Packers sent a plane down to negotiate the contract with my agent and myself,” Grabowski said. James "Jim" Francis Grabowski, 67, a longtime member of the Stamford community and firefighter passed away peacefully, on April 22, 2019, with his family by his side. Jim Grabowski Net Worth. He was the son of the late Phillip and Alice Biography. But I felt a real loss when I heard he was gone. With the victory over the Cowboys, the Packers now had won their third straight NFL title and were about to win their second straight Super Bowl, as the Packers beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Jessica is working as a dentist in Rochester, MN while her husband Tom completes his cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic Hospital. Jim is loved by so many and will be missed. Plus on top of that, they had Vince Lombardi, the god of gods as head coach. “I went through about six or seven weeks of camp under Devine and then I was extremely happy to get out of there,” Grabowski said. He was assisted on that big play by Green Bay’s other No. Grabowski entered the University of Illinois in 1962, out of Taft High School in Chicago. James Steven “Wolf” Grabowski (born September 9, 1944) is a former American football player and broadcaster. He was what it was all about. Jimmy and I had very few words together.”, I know from talking with Jerry Kramer that he really enjoyed his time with Grabowski and Anderson and had no ill will about the contracts that had signed. Jim Grabowski was created on Sept 9, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In addition to his regular Fire Officer duties, he is a Public Relations Officer, the developer of the StamfordFire.com website and serves on the Departments' IT Team. Jim Grabowski Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family James S. Grabowski (born September 9, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player and broadcaster. He was the ultimate gentleman. At Illinois, Grabowski was a star running back, and was named Associated Press All-American in both 1964 and 1965.

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