Biography

Steve Grogan was born on July 24, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He has been married to Roberta Dale Hewson since April 2, 1977. They have three children.

Drafted by the New England Patrots in the 5th round of the 1974 draft, Grogan was backup to Jim Plunkett until in 1975 injury sidelined Plunkett and Grogan played in 13 games during the 1975 season. When Plunkett was traded after 1975 Grogan became the Patriots' starting quarterback and would spent the entirety of his 16 years in the NFL with the Patriots, where he earned the respect and loyalty of his teammates with his toughness and work ethic. He holds the record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 12 rushing TDs in 1976.