The Female Quarterback Standard
Kim Grodus is a (retired) American football quarterback for the Detroit Demolition (formerly Detroit Danger). She played in the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA) and the Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL) from 2002-2007. In each of her career 6 years of playing professional women’s full-contact football, she led her team to National Championships, winning 5 of them, making her the only quarterback to win five professional football National Championships in the history of professional women’s football.
While women's professional football does not enjoy the notoriety of men's professional football, the intensity of the sport and participants are nonetheless on par with the expectations of a professional sport. Following an unmatched football career, in 2017, Neal Rozendaal listed Grodus as one of “The Greatest Quarterbacks in Women’s Football History”. Rozendaal based his analysis on national championships won among an estimated 10,000-20,000 women who played football from 2000-2016 across several leagues, resulting in 30 national championships during that time frame. Grodus has won more than any other female quarterback in that history, and is the standard against which other female quarterbacks are measured.
While women's professional football does not enjoy the notoriety of men's professional football, the intensity of the sport and participants are nonetheless on par with the expectations of a professional sport. Following an unmatched football career, in 2017, Neal Rozendaal listed Grodus as one of “The Greatest Quarterbacks in Women’s Football History”. Rozendaal based his analysis on national championships won among an estimated 10,000-20,000 women who played football from 2000-2016 across several leagues, resulting in 30 national championships during that time frame. Grodus has won more than any other female quarterback in that history, and is the standard against which other female quarterbacks are measured.