Rob Gronkowski Catches Ball From Helicopter, Sets World Record

Tucson AZ

28 April, 2021

1:13 PM

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TUCSON, AZ — Whoever said that you can't come home again obviously never met Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski, or "Gronk" as he's lovingly referred to, returned to Tucson over the weekend to help first-year Arizona head football coach Jedd Fisch with the Wildcats' spring football game. While he was in Tucson, Gronkowski also set a new Guinness Book of World Records mark for the highest altitude catch in history. That's because Fisch and his staff rented a helicopter to fly over Arizona Stadium and drop a football from an altitude of just over 600 feet to a fully-uniformed Gronkowski. The 11th year NFL tight end let the first two attempts fall through his hands, but found paydirt on the third and final drop. .@RobGronkowski returns in style for his last catch in Arizona Stadium! @CoachJeddFisch @GWR #BearDown #ItsPersonal pic.twitter.com/7jqCqyL9lg— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) April 24, 2021 Gronkowski, who finished his two-year run at Arizona from 2007-2008 with 75 receptions, 1,197 yards and 16 touchdowns, saved his best catch for last. All it took to get Gronkowski's name in the record books, it turned out, was a helicopter, a pair of football gloves and a team's worth of players to cheer him on from the sidelines.