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John Grant
No. 63
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1950-06-28) June 28, 1950 (age 73)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Capital (Boise, Idaho)
College:USC
NFL draft:1973 / Round: 7 / Pick: 166
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:99
Games started:29
Fumble recoveries:8
Player stats at PFR

John David Grant (born June 28, 1950) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), playing seven seasons with the Denver Broncos.

Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Grant graduated from its Capital High School and played college football at the University of Southern CaliforniainLos Angeles under head coach John McKay. In his senior season in 1972,[1] the Trojans were undefeated and consensus national champions.[2] Grant was first-team All-Pac-8in1971 and 1972, and a first-team All-American in 1972.

Grant was among ten Trojans selected in the 1973 NFL Draft, taken in the seventh roundbyDenver. He was part of the Bronco's Orange Crush defense in 1977 which led the team to Super Bowl XII; it was the franchise's first appearance in the postseason.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 28, 1972. p. 1B.
  • ^ "Surprise! USC winds up No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1973. p. 4C.
  • ^ Marshall, Joe (January 2, 1978). "That Crushmas spirit". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
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