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Roger Robert Grove (June 19, 1908December 19, 1986) was a professional 
Grove was regarded as one of the fastest players on the Packers team during the first half of the 1930s, along with Bob Monnett, and distinguished himself as a punt returner for head coach Curly Lambeau's squad.Harold "Speed" Johnson (ed.), ''Who's Who in Major League Football: 1936 Edition.'' Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1936; p. 37.
American football
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running back
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in the National Football League
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(NFL). He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers
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including the 1931 team that won the NFL Championship
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. He lettered at Michigan State in 1928, 1929, and 1930.
Grove was regarded as one of the fastest players on the Packers team during the first half of the 1930s, along with Bob Monnett, and distinguished himself as a punt returner for head coach Curly Lambeau's squad.Harold "Speed" Johnson (ed.), ''Who's Who in Major League Football: 1936 Edition.'' Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1936; p. 37.
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1908 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Greenville, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio American football running backs Michigan State Spartans football players Green Bay Packers players 20th-century American sportsmen {{runningback-1900s-stub