Seattle Sports Host Emeritus

Dave Grosby

Dave Grosby, a nearly 40-year veteran of broadcasting, is host emeritus of Seattle Sports. Best known as "The Groz," he previously co-hosted the show Bob, Groz and Tom. The Seattle sports media legend has also served as play-by-play announcer for Seattle University basketball. Follow Groz: @Thegroz

SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 1, 2020
Groz: Baseball needs to learn from past mistakes to save season

In the latest edition of Dave "The Groz" Grosby's Just A Minute, he puts the baseball battle between MLB team owners and the Players Union into focus.
UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 26, 2020
Groz: The NFL Draft was a badly needed break of ‘business as usual’

Dave "The Groz" Grosby details his thoughts after the 2020 NFL Draft provided the country something to keep an eye for three days.
SEATTLE SPORTS PIT | Apr 9, 2020
710 Classic Picks: Groz on ‘Slap Shot,’ the 1986 Masters, books and more

710 ESPN Seattle host emeritus Dave "The Groz" Grosby shares classic sports picks that weave through time and cover the major sports and everything in between.
SEATTLE SPORTS PIT | Mar 26, 2020
Groz: I had a key to the Kingdome, and more memories of the gray behemoth

The Kingdome has been gone for 20 years but the memories live on for 710 ESPN Seattle's Dave "The Groz" Grosby. Especially when it comes to the key he received to get in the building.
SEATTLE SPORTS PIT | Mar 11, 2020
Groz: It’s important for sports to provide an escape in times like these

Dave "The Groz" Grosby explains why the outlet that sports provides will be especially important as the country deals with the coronovirus outbreak.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 18, 2020
Groz: MLB spring training has a cloud over it, just like 25 years ago

MLB spring training hasn't had such an inauspicious start to it since 1995, when the complexes in Florida and Arizona were populated by replacement players during a strike.
SEATTLE SPORTS PIT | Jan 31, 2020
Groz: I still want my jetpack, and that’s because of Super Bowl halftime show

What does The Groz remember about the Super Bowl halftime show over the years? Prince was pretty good, but the first halftime show still makes him angry.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 14, 2019
Groz: Are Seahawks the NFC’s team of the decade? We’re about to find out

The Seahawks are one of four teams that have consistently been contenders in the NFC this season. The Groz thinks the playoffs will determine the conference's team of the decade.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Oct 17, 2019
Groz: Why Seahawks fans will appreciate Earl Thomas in his return

Former Seahawks All-Pro safety Earl Thomas returns to CenturyLink Field on Sunday with the Ravens. The Groz explains why Seattle won't give him the A-Rod treatment.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Aug 27, 2019
The Groz stepping aside as daily host after 29 years on Seattle radio

Dave "The Groz" Grosby of 710 ESPN Seattle's Bob, Groz and Tom shares what is up next after 29 years as a regular host on Seattle radio.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Apr 11, 2018
Groz Remembers: Ichiro’s ‘Star Wars’ throw for the Mariners in 2001

On the 17th anniversary of Ichiro's amazing throw in Oakland, Dave Grosby looks back at how the play by the Mariners phenom was received at the time.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 29, 2018
Groz’s favorite opening day: Mariners’ Big Unit nearly no-hits Cleveland

In the latest installment of Groz Remembers, 710 ESPN Seattle's Dave Grosby shares his favorite opening day memory, when Mariners superstar Randy Johnson nearly no-hit the Indians.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Mar 17, 2018
Groz: 16-seed UMBC’s upset of No. 1 Virginia brings back painful Sonics memory

No. 16 seed UMBC's historic upset of No. 1 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament unearthed the painful memory of the top-seeded 1994 Sonics getting knocked off by the 8-seed Denver Nuggets.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Feb 28, 2018
The Groz Remembers: Norm Charlton’s renaissance with Mariners proved that in baseball, you never know

With the Mariners getting back into the swing of spring training, Dave "The Groz" Grosby remembers how the M's found a diamond in the rough with Norm Charlton's first return to Seattle.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Jan 11, 2018
Groz: Why Seahawks now are similar to Mariners entering 2001 season

In the latest installment of The Groz Remembers, Dave Grosby explains why the Seahawks share some similarities with the 2001 Mariners that shocked baseball and won an AL-record 116 games.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Dec 18, 2017
Top Seattle sports stories of 2017: Gonzaga breaks through for 1st Final Four, title game

Dave Grosby, aka The Groz, looks back at the No. 9 story in Seattle sports of 2017: Gonzaga's first-ever trip to the Final Four and NCAA Tournament championship game.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Dec 6, 2017
Groz Remembers: With Ohtani-mania in full-swing, a look at the Mariners’ pursuit of Ichiro

With the sweepstakes for Shohei Ohtani heating up, The Groz compares it to the Mariners' signing of another Japanese star: Ichiro Suzuki prior to the 2001 season.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Dec 4, 2017
Groz Remembers: Seahawks’ win over Eagles reminiscent of late push in 1986

Dave Grosby, aka The Groz, remembers when the Seahawks reeled off five straight wins to end the 1986 season, a streak that started with a home victory over Philadelphia.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Feb 18, 2017
Groz stories: The night I was chased by late wrestling legend George ‘The Animal’ Steele

After not taking late wrestling legend George "The Animal" Steele out drinking, Dave "The Groz" Grosby found himself running for his life at a 1980s WWF show.
BOB, GROZ AND TOM | Jun 4, 2016
The Groz: The day I met ‘The Greatest,’ Muhammad Ali

There are days in your life you will never forget. Many are good days: the day you get married, the day your child is born and, in The Groz's case, the day he met Muhammad Ali.