Jake Grove
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Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 22, 1980 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jefferson Forest (Forest, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech (2000–2003) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 2nd round, 45th pick | ||||||||
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Charles Jacob Grove (born January 22, 1980) is an American former professional football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where he won the Rimington Trophy and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, and also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Grove was born in Johnson City, Tennessee. He played high school football at Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia.
College career
While attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Grove played for coach Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 2000 to 2003. As a senior in 2003, he was a first-team All-Big East selection, received unanimous first-team All-American honors, and won the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's best college center. In recognition of his outstanding college career as a Hokie, Virginia Tech retired his jersey number in 2006,[1] and enshrined him in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
