Rob Gronkowski was an American NFL player that everyone talks about as he is considered to be the greatest tight end to ever play the game!
So let’s dive in to some trivia and facts about his life!
- His full name is Robert James Gronkowski
- He was born on May 14, 1989)
- He is nicknamed “Gronk”
- He is a former American football tight end
- He played his entire professional career for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)
- He was a three-time Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII)
- A five-time Pro Bowl
- And four-time First Team All-Pro selection
- He was the highest ranked tight end in the NFL Top 100 Players for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018
- Rob Gronkowski played college football at the University of Arizona
- Winning several awards
- Including being named a Sporting News and Rivals.com Freshman All-American
- The Patriots drafted Gronkowski in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft
- With the 42nd pick
- After missing his junior year due to back surgery
- Notable for being a skilled receiver and talented blocker
- Rob Gronkowski set several NFL records
- Including being the only one of his position to lead the league in receiving touchdowns (17) in 2011
- He also has the most seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards by a tight end
- With four
- And the most career postseason receiving yards by a tight end (1,163)
- The only tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 or more yards
- He has the most career postseason receiving touchdowns for his position
- With 12
- As well as the most combined receptions (23)
- And receiving yards (297) by a tight end in Super Bowl history
- He is ranked first in both average receiving yards per game (68.4)
- And average touchdowns per game (0.69) among tight ends
- Rob Gronkowski is one of most recognizable football players of the 2010s
- With a larger-than-life personality on and off the field
- He has numerous accomplishments and accolades
- He is regarded by many sports analysts, writers, and peers as not only one of football’s finest players
- But the greatest tight end to ever play the game
- Rob Gronkowski was born in Amherst, New York, on May 14, 1989
- He was later raised in Williamsville
- He is the second youngest son of Gordon Gronkowski and Diane Walters
- And is of Polish descent
- His father is a former college football guard for Syracuse University
- Who later founded a high-end fitness equipment business
- He is the great-grandson of Ignatius Gronkowski
- Who represented the United States in cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France
- And held five world records in the sport
- Rob Gronkowski’s parents divorced in 2006
- Then he was a senior in high school
- His four brothers are Gordie, Dan, Chris and Glenn
- All of them played collegiate sports
- And later played professionally
- The eldest, Gordie, was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 2006
- Dan played for five years in the NFL as a tight end
- While Chris played four as a fullback
- The youngest brother, Glenn, was also a fullback for the Patriots
- On March 24, 2019, Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement from the NFL via Instagram
- Gronk has stated that partying improves his playing abilities
- During an on-air interview with ESPN Deportes after an AFC Championship win in 2012, he told the reporter, “¡Yo Soy Fiesta!”
- The clip went viral
- He was granted a trademark for the phrase the same year
- While in Minnesota to play in Super Bowl LII, Gronkowski’s home in Foxborough, Massachusetts was burglarized
- His 911 call to authorities has been made public
- And the robbers were found to have broken in through a window while the security system was turned off
- All three suspects were arrested by May 2018
- Since 2015, Rob Gronkowski has been in a relationship with Camille Kostek
- She is an entertainment reporter and model
- He is 6 ft 6 in tall
- He weights 268 lb
- His college years where in Arizona
