Cecil Grigg

**Cecil Grigg**
Date of birth:	February 15, 1891
Place of birth:	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death:	September 5, 1968 (aged 77)
Place of death:	Houston, Texas
Career information
Position(s):	Running back
Organizations
Career highlights and awards
	2x NFL Champion (1922, 1923); 1x Ohio League champion (1919);
Playing stats at NFL.com

Cecil Burkett "Tex" Grigg (February 15, 1891 – September 5, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played running back for eight seasons in the National Football League 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.

Head coaching record[]

College football[]

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
^†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

References[]

PFRA Research. "Twilight". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–10. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103649/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Twilight.pdf.

External links[]

Cecil Grigg at Find a Grave

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Career information
Date of birth:	(1891-02-15)February 15, 1891
Place of birth:	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death:	September 5, 1968(1968-09-05) (aged 77)
Place of death:	Houston, Texas
Position(s):	Running back

Organizations
Career highlights and awards
2x NFL Champion (1922, 1923) 1x Ohio League champion (1919)
Playing stats at NFL.com