Randy Grimes Explained

Randy Grimes
Number:60
Position:Center
Birth Date:20 July 1960
Birth Place:Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:270
High School:Robert E. Lee (Tyler, Texas)
College:Baylor
Draftyear:1983
Draftround:2
Draftpick:45
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:118
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:104
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:GrimRa20

Randy Grimes (born July 20, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1983 to 1992. He played college football for the Baylor Bears

Playing career

Grimes played at Baylor University during the early 1980s and was a part of the 1980 Southwest Conference Champion Bears, which also included the likes of other NFL players Mike Singletary, Alfred Anderson, Mark Kirchner, Vic Vines, Walter Abercrombie, and Vann McElroy.

Painkiller addiction

Grimes became addicted to painkillers while playing in the NFL, and was taking up to 45 pills a day. He recovered through the help of a rehabilitation facility, and currently works as a counsellor at that same facility.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former NFL player Randy Grimes delivers sobering message, hope on prescription pill addiction. Click on Detroit. Wangler. Sierra. May 31, 2017. March 18, 2020.