EARL GROSGros, Earl RoyHeight: 6-3 Weight: 224 Born: August 29, 1940 Lafourche Parish, LA Died: July 15, 2013 LA High School: Terrebonne (Houma, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Louisiana State | |
| 1959 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1960 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1961 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (15th overall) 1962 Houston Oilers; 1st round (14th overall) 1962 Green Bay Packers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 40 | FB | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 40 | FB | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 34 | FB | 13 | 12 |
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 34 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 34 | FB | 14 | 6 |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 38 | FB | 12 | 6 |
| 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1968 PIT NFL | 38 | FB | 13 | 13 |
| 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL | 38 | RB | 13 | 11 |
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 40 | RB | 1 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 108 | 62 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/2/1961 | 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL |
| Draft | 12/4/1961 | 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1/4/1962 | 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL |
| Traded | 5/5/1964 | 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL |
| Traded | 3/14/1967 | 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL |
| Traded | 9/1/1970 | 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL |
| Released | 9/21/1970 | 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1968 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 38 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 228 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 29 | 155 | 5.3 | 56 | 2 | ||||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 48 | 203 | 4.2 | 19t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 154 | 748 | 4.9 | 59t | 2 | ||||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 145 | 479 | 3.3 | 33 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 102 | 396 | 3.9 | 26 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 72 | 252 | 3.5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1968 PIT NFL | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 55 | 3 | ||||
| 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL | 116 | 343 | 3.0 | 16t | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 821 | 3157 | 3.8 | 59t | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 63 | 31.5 | 63.0 | 63t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 |
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 63 | 15.8 | 63.0 | 63t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 29 | 234 | 8.1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 29 | 271 | 9.3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 18 | 214 | 11.9 | 48 | 2 | ||||||
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 19 | 175 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1968 PIT NFL | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 21t | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL | 17 | 131 | 7.7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 142 | 1255 | 8.8 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 17 | 430 | 25.3 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 475 | 23.8 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1968 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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