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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 17, 1936 Tiffin, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | June 17, 2020 (aged 83) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Tiffin (OH) Columbian | ||||||||||
| College: | Heidelberg | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1960 | ||||||||||
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William Frederick Groman (July 17, 1936 – June 17, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Heidelberg Student Princes, and played professionally for the Houston Oilers from 1960 through 1962 and was on the first two AFL championship teams. He played for the Denver Broncos in 1963, and for the Buffalo Bills in 1964 and 1965, playing on the Bills' two league championship teams. In his six years of professional football, he played on four AFL championship teams, the only man ever to do so.
For 63 years, Gorman held the National Football League (NFL) record for the most receiving yards in a season by a rookie, with 1,473 yards in the 1960 season. This record was broken on January 7, 2024, by Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. Nacua ended the season with 1,486 receiving yards, 13 more than Gorman in 1960.[1]
- ^ Gordon, Grant (January 7, 2024). "Rams WR Puka Nacua sets new rookie record for receiving yards, receptions". NFL.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.