Frank Grant (born February 15, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Southern Colorado Indians (now CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves) and was selected in the 13th round of the 1972 NFL draft.
Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Grant was raised in Newark, New Jersey and attended East Side High School, where he played organized football for the first time despite having been told as a freshman that he was too small, at , to play the sport competitively.Shapiro, Leonard. "Redskin Grant Has Overcome Long Odds", The Washington Post, October 7, 1977. Accessed October "'If you knew where he came from, what his background was, you'd know what I'm talking about,' said Bert Nanhoff, Grant's football coach at East Side High in Newark and now a guidance counselor at a suburban school in northern New Jersey.... That determination showed up early, because Manhoff once told Grant, then a puny 140-pound freshman, that he was simply too small to play high school football."
NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1973 WAS 13 0 1 12 12.0 12 1 1974 WAS 14 1 9 196 21.8 69 1 1975 WAS 14 9 41 776 18.9 96 8 1976 WAS 14 14 50 818 16.4 53 5 1977 WAS 14 14 34 480 14.1 59 3 1978 WAS 6 6 6 92 15.3 23 0 TAM 10 4 8 112 14.0 20 0 85 48 149 2,486 16.7 96 18
Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1973 WAS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1974 WAS 1 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 1976 WAS 1 1 6 70 11.7 21 1 3 1 7 85 12.1 21 1
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