A former American football player and broadcaster. Grosscup was a quarterback for the Washington Huskies in 1955. He and three of his former high school teammates left the school after their freshman season; deciding to sit out a year instead of continuing to play for the "tyranical" John Cherberg. He played at the University of Utah in 1957 and 1958, leading a passing offence that was advanced for its time. Monday Night Football analyst Al Michaels credits Grosscup for developing the shovel pass or "Utah pass", although Grosscup acknowledges that the play was used in the 1920s.