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Former Bloomington South and University of Florida standout Rex Grossman has been selected to the 2024 Southeastern Conference Legends class. The 2024 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron at their respective institutions, and is the first to include representatives from new members Oklahoma and Texas.
Grossman was Indiana’s Mr. Football in 1998 and a Parade All-American for the unbeaten state champion Panthers as a senior, throwing for 3,078 yards and 44 touchdowns. He tossed a state record five TDs as South beat Homestead 35-14 for the Class 5A state title. He finished with 97 touchdowns, 7,518 yards passing at South, both school records. Grossman was considered one of the nation’s premier quarterbacks in his three years at Florida from 2000-02, finishing second in the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore in 2001 and receiving the 2001 AP National Player of the Year Award. He started each of his last 30 regular season games, going 23-8 record as a starter. A holder of 18 UF records, he completed 677 of 1,110 passes for 9,164 yards and 77 touchdowns. Grossman had a school-record 17 career 300-plus yard passing games, and became the first Gator to throw for 300-plus yards in more than three consecutive games (first nine of 2001) and he owns five of the top 16 single game passing yardage totals.
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University of Florida quarterback Rex Grossman passes in the second quarter of their game against the University of Michigan Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla.
Bloomington South quarterback Rex Grossman celebrates during the 1998 IHSAA 5A football Championship game at the RCA Dome on Nov. 28….
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Publish date : 2024-10-22 20:43:02
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