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Rob Gronkowski sets Guinness record by catching football from helicopter

Is there anything Rob Gronkowski can’t do?

The former Arizona Wildcats star, back in town for the first time in a decade to serve as an honorary captain for the Spring Game, showed up on Friday and in typical Gronk fashion made a heck of an impression. And a heck of a catch.

A world-record catch, it turns out.

Donning a blue No. 48 jersey from his time with the UA (2007-08) as well as a helmet and shoulder pads, Gronk set a Guinness world record by catching a pass dropped 620 feet from a helicopter hovering over Arizona Stadium.