1. Elvis Grbac played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Sammy Baugh Trophy, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft.
26 Facts About Elvis Grbac
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Elvis Grbac was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Ivan and Cecilija Elvis Grbac His father was born in Lanisce, near Buzet, Istria, Croatia, and his mother was from Istria.
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Elvis Grbac has one brother, Engelbert, and two sisters, Maria and Barbara.
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Elvis Grbac attended St Joseph High School, where he played basketball and football.
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Elvis Grbac led the Wolverines to a Gator Bowl in 1991, three Rose Bowls in 1990,1992 and 1993 and is best remembered for playing with wide receiver Desmond Howard during Howard's Heisman-winning season in 1991.
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Elvis Grbac finished his career at Michigan as the school's all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
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Elvis Grbac established the Big Ten Conference career passing efficiency record that would stand for six seasons until it was surpassed by Joe Germaine.
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Elvis Grbac was a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association passing efficiency champion during his last two seasons.
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Elvis Grbac was a three-time Big Ten champion in this statistic.
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Elvis Grbac was selected in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, where he served as Steve Young's backup from 1994 to 1996.
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Elvis Grbac had an injury and was taken in and out of the lineup by coach George Seifert, Elvis Grbac played in 11 games in his rookie season only throwing for two touchdown passes in games against the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; he threw one interception.
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Elvis Grbac appeared in a total of sixteen games with the 49ers, five of them as the starting quarterback.
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Elvis Grbac ended the season with a QB rating of 96.6,183 passes attempted and 127 completed, eight passing touchdowns and two rushing, for a total of 1,469 yards gained.
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Elvis Grbac replaced Steve Bono as the Chiefs starter in 1997.
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Elvis Grbac orchestrated a Monday Night Football comeback in Week Two against the divisional rival Oakland Raiders.
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The 1997 season was the beginning of a quarterback controversy, when Elvis Grbac started the first nine games and suffered an injury, leading to Rich Gannon's substitution for the next six games.
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Elvis Grbac was a talented thrower, while Gannon was an aggressive leader who demanded the most of his players.
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Elvis Grbac completed only 98-of-188 attempts, for five touchdowns, and gained 1,142 yards in this season.
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In 2000, Elvis Grbac passed for 4,169 yards and 28 touchdowns with a passer rating of 89.9 en route to the 2001 Pro Bowl.
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Elvis Grbac signed a free-agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 to replace former starter Trent Dilfer.
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Elvis Grbac performed statistically below Dilfer's performance in the previous season and two of the Ravens' wins occurred when Randall Cunningham started as a quarterback.
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At the time of his retirement, Elvis Grbac had been in negotiations with the Denver Broncos as a backup to Brian Griese, but Elvis Grbac opted for retirement.
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Baltimore's free agent signing of Elvis Grbac is considered among the league's worst due to his inefficient performance and lasting only one season with the team.
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Elvis Grbac lives in Chagrin Falls and was an assistant quarterbacks coach for St Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Elvis Grbac has a brother, Engelbert, and two sisters, Maria and Barbara.
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Elvis Grbac reverted to Catholicism when he was going through his "dark times".