Date of birth: | November 4, 1944 |
Place of birth: | Borger, Texas |
Career information | |
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Status: | Retired |
CFL status: | Import |
Position(s): | DT |
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Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star: | 1968, 1969 |
CFL West All-Star: | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Military service | |
Awards: | 1967 DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy 1969 CFL Most Outstanding Lineman |
John LaGrone (born November 4, 1944 in Borger, Texas) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos.
CFL[]
After playing college football at Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American, LaGrone spent his entire 8-year CFL career from 1967 to 1974 as a defensive tackle. He was named a Western Conference All-Star 6 times, a CFL All-Star twice, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in 1969.
The Eskimos never won a Grey Cup during his time with them, losing twice under head coach Ray Jauch, the 61st Grey Cup of 1973 and the 62nd Grey Cup of 1974, to Ottawa and Montreal respectively.
Post-football[]
Since 1990, LaGrone has served as a judge[1] in Hutchinson County, Texas.[2]
Statistics and photo[]
Further reading[]
- Beilue, Jon Mark (1999-08-24). "LaGrone was a complete player". Amarillo Globe-News. http://www.amarillo.com/stories/082499/spo_fnf-16-2.shtml.
- Gove, Chris (1999-11-07). "This judge used to rule with defense". Amarillo Globe-News. http://www.amarillo.com/stories/110799/spo_070-2549.001.shtml.
References[]
- ↑ "Welcome to Hutchinson County, Texas". Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070403064228/http://www.co.hutchinson.tx.us/ips/cms/districtcourt/Districtjudge2.html. Retrieved 2011-09-23.. hutchinson.tx.us
- ↑ Retro: Eskimo Great John LaGrone. mybirdie.ca. 02/07/2009
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