Bill Groman
William Frederick Groman
Born: July 17, 1936
Tiffin, OH USA
Deceased: June 17, 2020
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 194
College: Heidelberg
High School: Columbian (Tiffin, OH)
Career: 1960-1965
Bill Groman played from 1960 to 1965 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos and Houston Oilers. Groman caught 174 passes for 3,481 yards and 36 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 118.8 |
| 1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 72 | 1473 | 20.5 | 92 | 12 |
| 1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 50 | 1175 | 23.5 | 80 | 17 |
| 1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 21 | 328 | 15.6 | 54 | 3 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 27 | 437 | 16.2 | 74 | 3 |
| 1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 174 | 3481 | 20.0 | 92 | 36 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||||||||
| 1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1964 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
