<P> Robert Paxton Gronkowski was born in Amherst, New York on May 14, 1989 and raised in Williamsville, New York . He attended Williamsville North High School for three years . Gronkowski played football, as a tight end, and basketball, as a center, for the Spartans athletic teams . As a junior playing football, he recorded 36 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns on offense, and 73 tackles and six sacks on defense . He was named an All - Western New York first - team and All - State second - team player . </P> <P> In 2006, Gronkowski moved to suburban Pittsburgh, where he attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill as a senior . Initially ruled ineligible by the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, he recorded eight receptions for 152 yards and four touchdowns at Woodland Hills, after the ruling of ineligibility was overturned . He was named a SuperPrep All - American, PrepStar All - American, Associated Press Class 4 - A all - state, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first - team all - conference, The Patriot - News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) "Platinum 33", and a Pittsburgh Tribune - Review "Terrific 25" player . He was recruited by Kentucky, Arizona, Clemson, Louisville, Maryland, Ohio State, and Syracuse . </P> <P> After graduating high school, Gronkowski attended the University of Arizona and played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 2007 to 2009 . As a freshman in 2007, he recorded 28 receptions for 525 yards and six touchdowns . His 18.8 yards per reception average was the best on the team and his receiving yards were a school record for a tight end . He was named The Sporting News freshman All - American, Rivals.com freshman All - American, The Sporting News freshman Pac - 10, and All - Pac - 10 honorable mention player . </P> <P> Gronkowski missed the first three games of the 2008 season, but later recorded 47 receptions for 672 yards and a team - best ten touchdowns . Five of his touchdowns were scored in his first two games . He twice was named the John Mackey National Tight End of the Week, including his performance in a failed comeback bid against Oregon, when he caught 12 passes for 143 yards . He set the school records for a tight end for single - game, single - season, and career receptions, yards, and touchdowns . Gronkowski was named an Associated Press third - team All - American and All - Pac - 10 first - team tight end . </P>

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