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Donn Grimm Place of birth Scottdale, Pennsylvania,
United StatesHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 224 pounds (102 kg) Position(s) Inside Linebacker College Notre Dame Career highlights Awards National Champion (1988)
4X letter-winner (1987-1990)Teams 1991 Phoenix Cardinals* - *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Donn Grimm is a retired American football player. He is best known for his role at linebacker, that helped Notre Dame win the 1988 Consensus National Championship. He was also 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 later 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 enshirement speech at the Hall in August 2010. He is also 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
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football 1988 Consensus National Champions Jeff Alm | Derek Brown | Rodney Culver | Bob Dahl | Pat Eilers | Kent Graham | Donn Grimm | Tim Grunhard | Andy Heck | Raghib Ismail | Anthony Johnson | Scott Kowalkowski | Todd Lyght | Tony Rice | Rod Smith | Frank Stams | Pat Terrell | Ricky Watters | Chris Zorich
Head Coach Lou Holtz
Coaches Barry Alvarez | Vinny Cerrato | John Palermo | Jim StrongCategories:- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Living people
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