The NFL legend said he bought Apple stock on a tip from his home builder over a decade ago, and had forgotten about the investment for years.

Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski stated that his most successful investment to date was buying shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) a decade ago.

Famed tight end Rob Gronkowski made millions from his NFL years but the best investment return he saw was from Apple stock he forgot he'd bought.

If you ask retired NFL tight end Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski about the best investment he ever made, he'll say it was Apple stock.

Gronk made the investment when he was just 25-years-old and “didn’t know how stocks work.” It's more than tripled in value.

Retired four-time NFL Super Bowl champion tight end Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski says the best investment he ever made was $69,000 of Apple stock he bought and forgot about until years later, when he discovered his investment had increased over the years and he now had stock worth $250,000.

Former Patriots and Buccaneers superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski revealed that his shares in tech giant Apple have proven to be his "best investment" to date.

NFL legend Rob Gronkowski has revealed how a $69,000 (£54,000) investment in Apple stock, made solely on his house contractor's advice in 2014, has now ballooned to more than $600,000 (£473,000). The former New England Patriots star made the investment despite having no prior knowledge of how the stock market worked.

Former All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski made a good amount of money during his NFL career and it's helped him branch out into some very successful post-career ventures. But there's one investment he made during his playing career that he's particularly proud of.