Background
Grobe, Jim was born on February 17, 1952 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States.
head coach gridiron football player
Grobe, Jim was born on February 17, 1952 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States.
Associate science, Ferrum College, 1972. Bachelor of Science in Education, University Virginia, 1975. M Ed in Guidance and Counseling, University Virginia, 1978.
He was most recently the head coach at Wake Forest University from 2001 to 2013. From 1995 to 2000, Grobe served as the head coach at Ohio University. After posting five consecutive losing seasons, Grobe resigned after the 2013 campaign.
Grobe earned his undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science) in education from the University of Virginia in 1975 and earned a master"s degree in guidance and counseling from 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 Virginia Cavaliers and was named Academic All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination. Before enrolling at Virginia, Grobe spent two seasons with Ferrum College, then known as Ferrum 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 into the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.
Wake Forest
= 2006 season In 2006, Grobe led Wake Forest to a school record 11 wins with a perfect 6–0 road record.
The Demon Deacons earned their first trip to a British Computer Society bowl game and played Louisville in the Orange Bowl. On February 27, 2007, Grobe signed a 10-year contract extension through 2016. = Resignation Grobe resigned from Wake Forest on December 2, 2013 after posting a fifth-consecutive losing season.
Married Holly Grobe; children: Matt, Ben.