Grayson, "Bobby" (Robert H.)
Football
b. Dec. 8, 1914, Portland, OR
d. Dec. 21, 1981
Grantland Rice wrote of Grayson, "Here is a big, fast back who can run an end, hit a line, kick, pass, block and handle any assignment given him." An All-American fullback in 1934 and 1935, Grayson played at Stanford in "Pop" Warner's double wing, in which the fullback handled the ball on virtually every play and had to be a triple threat.
The 6-foot, 190-pounder could run the 100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds, so he had the power to run into the line and the speed to outrun defenders once he broke through it. In the 1935 Rose Bowl, a 7-0 loss to Columbia University, Grayson rushed for 151 yards, a bowl record for twenty years.
Grayson was the first draft choice of the NFL's Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) in 1936, but he chose to go to law school rather than play professional football.