Donn Grimm
American football player
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Born: | Scottdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) |
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College: | Notre Dame |
Position: | Inside Linebacker |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Donn Grimm is a former American football player. He was a linebacker on the Notre Dame team that won the 1988 Consensus National Championship. He was a four-time letterman with the Irish. He was awarded each year from 1987 until his senior year in 1990. In 1989, he came in second on the team for tackles. After graduation, he signed with the Phoenix Cardinals as a rookie free agent in 1991.
Donn is the brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Russ Grimm, who mentioned him in his enshrinement speech at the Hall in August 2010. He is the uncle of Cody Grimm, a safety with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
References
- Notre Dame Football Yearly Leaders
- Notre Dame Football All Time Lineups -- 1980–1997
- The Lost Lettermen: Donn Grimm[permanent dead link]
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1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—consensus national champions
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- Jeff Alm
- Steve Belles
- Ned Bolcar
- Mike Brennan
- Tony Brooks
- Derek Brown
- Rodney Culver
- Bob Dahl
- Pat Eilers
- Pat Fallon
- Bryan Flannery
- Kent Graham
- Mark Green
- Donn Grimm
- Tim Grunhard
- Andy Heck
- Reginald Ho
- Raghib Ismail
- Anthony Johnson
- Andre Jones
- Mirko Jurkovic
- Scott Kowalkowski
- Todd Lyght
- Gene McGuire
- Wes Pritchett
- Tony Rice
- Tim Ryan
- Stan Smagala
- Rod Smith
- Frank Stams
- George Streeter
- Pat Terrell
- Ricky Watters
- Chris Zorich
- Head coach: Lou Holtz
- Assistant coaches: Barry Alvarez
- Vinny Cerrato
- Pete Cordelli
- Chuck Heater
- Joe Moore
- John Palermo
- George Stewart
- Jim Strong