| Fred Grambau | |
| Born | August 30, 1950 Michigan |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| College | Michigan |
| Teams | |
| 1973-1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Frederick E. Grambau (born August 30, 1950) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1972 and professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1973 to 1975.
Michigan[]
A native of Ossineke, Michigan, Grambau attended Alpena High School. He later played college football as a defensive tackle at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1972. He missed the 1970 season with a knee injury, but returned to the Wolverines in 1971.[1]
As a senior, Grambau started all 11 games at the defensive left tackle position for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-1 record, allowed opponents to score only 57 points (5.2 points per game), and finished the season ranked No. 6 in both the AP and UPI polls.[2] He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in 1972.[3] He was also selected as a starter on defense for the East team in the 1972 East–West Shrine Game in San Francisco.[4]
Professional football[]
Grambau was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (120th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL Draft.[5] He played professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1973 to 1974. He was selected as an All-CFL defensive player in 1974.[6] In July 1975, he was placed on the injury reserve list with knee problems.[7] He signed a contract to play for the Montreal Alouettes in March 1976.[8]
Notes[]
- ↑ "UM's Grambau Making Comeback". The Argus-Press. September 29, 1971. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nUkiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=883,2976106&dq=fred-grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "1972 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1972fbt.htm.
- ↑ "Coyle, Grambau, Logan, Seymour: Four Wolverines Gain All-Big Ten". The Michigan Daily: p. 6. November 28, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-QpbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ik4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=934,4267948&dq=fred-grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "Shrine Game". Lodi News-Sentinel (UPI story). December 28, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tGczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7284,5070023&dq=fred-grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "Gridder Signs". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 12, 1976. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8vlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3514,2964469&dq=fred-grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "Awards race at a glance". Edmonton Journal. October 23, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0SJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QYgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1255,1154951&dq=fred+grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "Ti-Cats pick up MorrisNoble". The Montreal Gazette. July 31, 1975. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DXwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=66EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653,4031421&dq=fred-grambau&hl=en.
- ↑ "Grambau Signs". The Robesonian (AP story). March 12, 1976. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qbBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hUANAAAAIBAJ&pg=1851,1089196&dq=fred+grambau&hl=en.