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American football player and coach (1891–1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cecil Burkett "Tex" Grigg (February 15, 1891 – September 5, 1968) was an American football player and coach.[1][2][3] He played running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Canton Bulldogs, the Rochester Jeffersons, the New York Giants, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He made his professional debut in 1919 with the Bulldogs who were still members of the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the NFL. Grigg then went on to coach for many years as Jess Neely's backfield coach at Rice.[4]
Date of birth | February 15, 1891 |
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Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Date of death | September 5, 1968 77) | (aged
Place of death | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Running back |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1925 | Rochester Jeffersons |
1928–1933 | Austin |
1936–1966 | Rice (baseball & football) |
As player | |
1915 | Dallas |
1919–1923 | Canton Bulldogs |
1924–1925 | Rochester Jeffersons |
1926 | New York Giants |
1927 | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career stats | |
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Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Austin Kangaroos (Texas Conference) (1928–1932) | |||||||||
1928 | Austin | 4–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1929 | Austin | 3–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1930 | Austin | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1931 | Austin | 3–5–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1932 | Austin | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
Austin: | 13–31–2 | 10–12–1 | |||||||
Total: | 13–31–2 |
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