Jerry Groom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1929
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 29-Feb-2008
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jerry Groom
- Jerome Paul "Boomer" Groom (August 15, 1929 – February 29, 2008) was an American football player.
- Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines.
- He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and was a consensus selection at the center position on the 1950 College Football All-America Team.
- He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals from 1951 to 1955.
- He was chosen to play in the 1954 Pro Bowl. Groom later served as a color commentator for the Denver Broncos' radio broadcasts in their inaugural American Football League (AFL) season in 1960.
- In 1994, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- He died at age 78 in Sarasota, Florida
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