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Rob Gronkowski returns to Arizona stadium to set world record

Gronkowski catches football dropped from helicopter
Posted at 3:34 PM, Apr 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-24 19:04:38-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Ahead of the Arizona football spring game, former Wildcat star Rob Gronkowski returned to the University of Arizona stadium to catch a football like he never caught before Friday.

Standing at the 50-yard line Gronkowski caught a football from a helicopter, and set a world record while doing so.

Gronkowski's catch was from 620 feet up in the air, which is a new world record for 'Highest Altitude Catch of an American Football' that is now under review by the Guinness World Records.

The current record stands at 563 feet.