Super Bowl titles
3
Pro Bowls
4
All-Pro selections
4
Seasons played
11
Playoff games
20
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50 | |
| 1982 | 61 | |
| 1983 | 73 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 95 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 77 | |
| 1988 | 68 | |
| 1989 | 58 | |
| 1990 | 49 | |
| 1991 | 40 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Russ Grimm ranks #222 in American Football
Russ Grimm ranks #222 in American Football and #2501 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.4/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1991 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 3, Pro Bowls 4, All-Pro selections 4, Seasons played 11.
Nearest context: ahead Bronko Nagurski (85.4); behind Stan Jones (85.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Russ Grimm GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Grimm comparisons
Russ Grimm — frequently asked
- Is Russ Grimm the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Russ Grimm ranks #222 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Russ Grimm's GOAT Score?
- 85.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Russ Grimm rank all time?
- #2501 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #222 in American Football.
- Russ Grimm vs Bronko Nagurski: who ranks higher?
- Russ Grimm ranks higher at 85.4 versus Bronko Nagurski at 85.4, a margin of 0.0 points.