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Matt Grothe

Matt Grothe, American football player

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Born
September 8, 1986
Age in 2026
40
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1986

About Matt Grothe

Matt Grothe is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at South Florida. The 2006 season marked Grothe's first action on the football team after redshirting all of USF's 2005 bowl season. Although Grothe missed the entire second half of the game with a shin injury (after being up 24–7), the Bulls claimed their first-ever bowl victory by a score of 24–7. Grothe was named to the Maxwell Award watch list, the first USF player ever named to the list. He won the starting quarterback spot over senior Pat Julmiste in the first game of 2006 against McNeese State.

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Matt Grothe timeline

  1. The 2006 season marked Grothe's first action on the football team after redshirting all of USF's 2005 bowl season.
  2. He won the starting quarterback spot over senior Pat Julmiste in the first game of 2006 against McNeese State.

The world when Matt Grothe was born

Matt Grothe was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

  • #1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • Top moviePlatoon
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
  • Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
  • Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
  • Notable inventionDisposable camera
  • World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matt Grothe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19862026
Gas$0.93$3.45/gal
Average home$80,300$435,000
Average income$29,458$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.71$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population240.1M341 million

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