Steve Grant
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida | December 23, 1969||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Miami Southridge (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 10 / Pick: 253 | ||||||||||||
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Stephen Mitchell "Steve" Grant (born December 23, 1969) is a former American football linebacker for the West Virginia Mountaineers and Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League.[1] As of 2019, Grant is the chaplain for the Texas Tech University football program in Lubbock, Texas.[2]
Professional career[]
Grant was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1992 NFL Draft and briefly played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1997. [1][3] Grant was the Colts' Hard Nose Player of the Year in 1994, when he recorded a fumble recovery.[4] In 1995, Grant started all 16 games of the season and recorded his first career professional interception. Injuries ended Grant's career early in 1997 however, after spending six seasons in the NFL.
References[]
- ^ a b Fauber, Gary. "Former WVU All-American Grant delivers message to FCA audience". Register Herald. Register Herald Beckley West Virginia. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Keenan, Steve. "Grant stresses character, good relationships to local students". Fayette Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Woods, Daniel. "The Mountaineers By The Numbers: No. 4". Sports Illustrated West Virginia Mountaineers. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Ellis, Alexandria. "A Voice Away From Home". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
- Players of American football from Miami
- American football linebackers
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players