Cecil Grigg

Cecil Grigg
Date of birth	February 15, 1891
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
	2× NFL champion (1922, 1923); Ohio League champion (1919);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

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]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

^ Gaylin Wilkins (19 August 1962). "Cecil Grigg: Victory is his trademark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 49. Retrieved 7 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pat Truly (26 September 1963). "Yours truly". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 48. Retrieved 7 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harold V. Ratliff (2 November 1945). "Outruns Charley Horses". The Newport Daily Express. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Former Owl coach dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 6 September 1968. p. 48. Retrieved 7 February 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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