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Bob Grim played a
key role in helping
Oregon State
reach the 1965 Rose
Bowl and then played
11 years in the NFL.
Born in 1945, Grim
grew up in Red
Bluff, Calif., and
moved to Oregon
State as a 6-foot
halfback and kick
returner. As a
sophomore, Oregon
State tied USC atop
the Athletic
Association of
Western Universities
standings and was
voted into the Rose
Bowl. Grim was voted
to the Coaches
All-America Bowl. As
a junior, Grim
played in the
East-West Shrine
Game, and the
following season in
the Senior Bowl,
where he was named
Outstanding Back.
Selected in
the second round by
Minnesota in the
1967 NFL Draft, Grim
played 11 seasons as
a receiver with the
Vikings, New York
Giants and Chicago
Bears. He played in
Super Bowl IV and
XI, both with
Minnesota, and
finished with 194
receptions for 2,914
yards and 16
touchdowns.
Grim
was inducted to the
Oregon Sports Hall
of Fame in 1990 and
the Oregon State
Athletics Hall of
Fame in 1991.
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