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Jim Grobe (Born February 17, 1952) is an American college football coach. He just finished his fifth season with The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, and is slowly turning the perennial doormat of the ACC into a solid program. Prior to coaching at Wake Forest, he was coach of the Ohio Bobcats from 1995-2000, where he compiled a 33-33-1 record. He lead Ohio to an 8-3 record in 1997 and a 7-4 record in 2000.

College career

A native of Huntington, W. Va., Grobe earned his undergraduate degree (B.S.) in education from The University of Virginia in 1975 and earned a Master's degree in guidance and counseling from The University of Virginia in 1978. As a player at Virginia in 1973 and 1974, Grobe played middle guard (1973) and linebacker (1974). He was a two-year starter for the Cavaliers and was named Academic All-ACC.

Before enrolling at Virginia, Grobe spent two seasons with Ferrum (VA) Junior College, where he played linebacker on the undefeated Coastal Conference championship team. Grobe earned the Catlin Citizenship Award and the Big Green Award. In the fall of 2002, Grobe was inducted in to the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.

Family Life

Grobe and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Matt and Ben. Matt is a 1995 graduate of Marshall who works as the golf sales coordinator at Lake Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas. He and his wife, Melanie, have a daughter, Mackenzie (7), and a son, Cameron (3). Ben graduated from Ohio University in 2002 with a degree in health care administration. He currently resides in Charlotte and works for Jefferson-Pilot Financial.

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