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]
.png) Cecil Grigg, c. 1961 | |
| Date of birth | February 15, 1891 |
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| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Date of death | September 5, 1968 (aged 77) |
| 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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Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Gaylin Wilkins (August 19, 1962). "Cecil Grigg: Victory is his trademark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 49. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pat Truly (September 26, 1963). "Yours truly". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 48. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold V. Ratliff (November 2, 1945). "Outruns Charley Horses". The Newport Daily Express. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Owl coach dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1968. p. 48. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- PFRA Research. "Twilight" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012.
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