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Gregg Garrity
No. 86     
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1960-11-24) November 24, 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High School: Wexford (PA) North Allegheny
Career information
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140
Debuted in 1983 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
* Pittsburgh Steelers (1983–1984)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Gregg David Garrity (born November 24, 1960) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] He played college football at Penn State University, and played high school football at North Allegheny High School in Wexford, PA. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Garrity is notable for a diving catch in the end zone that helped the Nittany Lions clinch their first national title over Georgia, a feat that landed him on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[2]

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