April 1990. Accolades When a best Australian team of the limited tackle era was named in 1995, Grothe shared with prop Arthur Beetson the distinction of being a unanimous choice of every judge. In 2005 he was named one of the 25 greatest ever NSW players. He stands at equal sixth with Ray Price on the Parramatta all time try tally list with 78 scored in just 152 games. In February 2008, Grothe was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. Origin father and son Grothe's son Eric Jr. began to play for Parramatta in 1999 and himself represented for New South Wales in 2006. They are thus one of several father and son pairs to play State of Origin, including Wayne & Mitchell Pearce and Steve & Josh Morris/Brett Morris, all for NSW. Post football and personal life Grothe currently plays in a band, Eric Grothe and the Gurus. Eric Sr. is the son of German immigrant parents. Sources Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (1998) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 3rd ed Gary Allen Pty. Ltd, Smithfield, NSW. Middleton, David (ed) (1996) Rugby League 1996 HarperCollins Publishers, Pymble, NSW References External links (archived by web.archive.org) Eric Grothe at stateoforigin.com.au Video of Growth's 1983 try - the greatest solo try ever? 1960 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Australian people of German descent Parramatta Eels players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players City New South Wales rugby league team players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers