 Groom on a 1951 Bowman football card | |
| Date of birth | August 15, 1929 |
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| Place of birth | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Date of death | February 29, 2008 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | DT / C / LB |
| US college | Notre Dame |
| High school | Dowling Catholic (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| NFL draft | 1951 / round: 1 / Pick 6 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1951–1955 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Pro Bowls | 1954 |
| Career stats | |
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Jerome Paul "Boomer" Groom (August 15, 1929 – February 29, 2008) was an American football player. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and was a consensus selection at the center position on the 1950 College Football All-America Team.[1] He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals from 1951 to 1955. He was chosen to play in the 1954 Pro Bowl.
Groom later served as a color commentator for the Denver Broncos' radio broadcasts in their inaugural American Football League (AFL) season in 1960. In 1994, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He died in 2008 at age 78 in Sarasota, Florida.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.