Quinn Grovey

Quinn Grovey is a former American football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1987 to 1990.

Early life and high school

Grovey grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma. He was named the player of the year in Oklahoma his senior season when he rushed for 700 yards and passed for 900. He led his teams to two state championships. Grovey chose to go to University of Arkansas over the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. [1]

College career

Grovey was a four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter at Arkansas from 1988-90. He led the team to Southwest Conference championships in 1988 and 1989. Overall, he passed for 4,496 yards and rushed for 1,746. He was later named to the Arkansas All-Century team and Alltel Southeastern Conference Football Legends.[2]

Life after college

Grovey played briefly in the CFL after leaving Arkansas. After retiring from football, he started working for Walmart in 1994. In 1999, he became a regional manager for Home Depot and currently provides color commentary on the Razorbacks Sports Network radio broadcasts. Grovey previously worked 19 seasons as the Razorbacks' sideline announcer.[3]

In 2007, he married his wife, Stacy, and has a step-daughter, Kelsey.

References
  1. "Arkansas Razorbacks - Official Athletics Website". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. "www.secsports.com - 2005 Alltel SEC Football Legends". June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. "Quinn Grovey to replace Keith Jackson as Arkansas' radio color analyst". wholehogsports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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