Cecil Grigg | |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1891 |
Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Position1: | Running back |
Coaching Years1: | 1925 |
Coaching Team1: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Coaching Years2: | 1928–1933 |
Coaching Team2: | Austin |
Coaching Years3: | 1936–1966 |
Coaching Team3: | Rice (baseball & football) |
Playing Years1: | 1915 |
Playing Team1: | Dallas |
Playing Years2: | 1919–1923 |
Playing Team2: | Canton Bulldogs |
Playing Years3: | 1924–1925 |
Playing Team3: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Playing Years4: | 1926 |
Playing Team4: | New York Giants |
Playing Years5: | 1927 |
Playing Team5: | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
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Nfl: | GRI509652 |
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]