![]() ![]() Grimm's freshman year roommate was the brilliant science student Reed Richards, who became his closest friend. On the football field, Ben received the nickname "Grimm Reaper." Early Years While he was a senior at Stuyvesant High School, Ben received a football scholarship to State University in Hegeman, New York. ![]() He left his life with the Yancy Street Gang behind, entered high school, and became a football star there. But eventually, he came to return their love. ![]() At first, Grimm resisted his new guardians' kindness toward him. After his parents died, Grimm was taken in by his Uncle Jake, who had risen from poverty to become a successful physician. Within ten years, he had succeeded his brother as leader of the Yancy Street Gang. Grimm was only eight years old at the time. Grimm, who idolized his brother, became embittered against the world when Daniel was killed in a battle between rival gangs. Much of the family's income came from Grimm's older brother, Daniel, who obtained funds illegally as leader of the Yancy Street Gang. His father, an alcoholic, was unable to hold a job. Grimm was born on Yancy Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, where he grew up in poverty. For a complete history see Ben Grimm's Expanded History Early Lifeīenjamin J. History This is an abridged version of Ben Grimm's history. 1.15 The Kree Attack and the Celestial Invasion. ![]()
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