| Rex Grossman was born on August 23, 1980 in | | | | After high school Grossman decided to take his |
| Bloomington, Indiana. At an early age it was | | | | game to the University of Florida. Although his |
| evident that Grossman was going to be a great | | | | college career got off to a slow start, as soon as |
| quarterback. Not only did he have the skills to | | | | he settled in things started to look up quite a bit. |
| excel at this position, but he also had the mental | | | | During his career at Florida Grossman set many |
| capacity as well. Grossman has not disappointed | | | | records both at the school as well as in the |
| by being a success at the high school, college, and | | | | conference. This included a passer rating of 146.77 |
| professional levels of football. | | | | putting him on the list as the third most efficient |
| Grossman began to play football while in grade | | | | passer in the history of the Southeastern |
| school and by the time he reached sixth grade he | | | | Conference. For his college career Grossman |
| was a full time quarterback. While at Bloomington | | | | tallied 9,164 yards and 77 touchdowns. |
| High School South Grossman had a great career. | | | | With their first pick in the 2003 NFL Draft the |
| When everything was said and done he had | | | | Chicago Bears selected Grossman. Although |
| thrown for more than 7,500 yards and 97 | | | | Grossman struggled during much of his early |
| touchdowns. This was capped off by a senior | | | | career, he finally made strides in 2006 by leading |
| season in which he passed for 44 touchdowns, | | | | the Bears to the Super Bowl. While Grossman and |
| which included one game where he had six. | | | | the Bears wound up on the losing end of the |
| Grossman led his team to the 5A state | | | | stick, this showed fans and the team that he is a |
| championship in the state of Indiana during the | | | | capable starting quarterback in the NFL. |
| 1998 season. | | | | |