Updated April 25th, 2021 at 13:22 IST

NFL star Rob Gronkowski makes helicopter catch for new world record

Gronkowski dropped the first two attempts, but on the third try he held on for the record then gave the football one of his famous Gronk spikes as Arizona players mobbed him.

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NFL star Rob Gronkowski set a new world record for highest altitude catch by snaring in a football dropped from a helicopter hovering 640-feet over the stadium at his college alma mater the University of Arizona.

Gronkowski dropped the first two attempts, but on the third try he held on for the record then gave the football one of his famous Gronk spikes as Arizona players mobbed him.

Gronkowski, a four-time Super Bowl winner, five-time Pro Bowler, made the homecoming for the annual Arizona spring football game.

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Published April 25th, 2021 at 13:22 IST