Chubby Grigg
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Born: | El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. | January 10, 1926||||
Died: | October 10, 1983 Ore City, Texas, U.S. | (aged 57)||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Longview (Longview, Texas) | ||||
College: | Tulsa | ||||
Undrafted: | 1946 | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Forrest Porter "Chubby" Grigg, Jr. (January 10, 1926 – October 10, 1983) was an
After football, Grigg owned and ran a successful restaurant in Texas for 18 years, retiring in the early 1970s as his health began to falter. In late 1976, he was arrested after shooting and killing his son Michael, who was taking drugs and had been convicted of burglary the year before. Grigg was tried for the crime in 1977 and found guilty of
Early life and college
Grigg was born in El Dorado, Arkansas and attended Longview High School in Longview, Texas.[1] After graduating, he went to the University of Tulsa, where he was a member of a 1946 team that lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the 1946 Oil Bowl, 20-6.[2] Grigg recovered a fumble on Georgia's 13-yard line to set up Tulsa's only score of the game.[2]
Professional career
After college, Grigg signed with the
Grigg played one year for the Rockets before being traded along with Alex Agase to the Cleveland Browns, a team that had won the first two AAFC championships.[7] Grigg played as a defensive tackle as the Browns won all of their games in 1948 and a third straight league championship.[8] Cleveland won the championship again in 1949, but the AAFC dissolved after the season and the Browns were absorbed by the more established National Football League (NFL).[9] Grigg continued to struggle with his weight while with the Browns. In 1948, head coach Paul Brown gave him a $500 bonus for weighing in at 278 pounds before the season.[10] Grigg, however, ballooned to 317 pounds by the end of the year.[10] The following season, Brown gave him another $500 for coming to camp at 275 pounds and promised him an additional $500 to keep the weight off for the rest of the season.[10]
In 1950, Cleveland's first season in the NFL, the team finished with a 10–2 record and advanced to the
Later life and death
After his playing career ended, Grigg owned and operated a successful restaurant in
Grigg was arrested in November 1976 for shooting and killing his 20-year-old son Michael.
References
- ^ "Browns Newcomers". Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 15, 1948. p. 4C.
Forrest (Chubby) Grigg, 280-pound tackle from El Dorado, Ark., played formerly with Longview (Tex.) High, the University of Tulsa, the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Rockets.
- ^ a b "Trippi Stars As Georgia Beats Tulsa In Oil Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. Houston, Tex. United Press International. January 1, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Crippen 2009, p. 27.
- ^ a b c Crippen 2009, p. 35.
- ^ "1946 Buffalo Bisons Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ Crippen 2009, p. 47.
- ^ Piascik 2007, p. 106.
- ^ Piascik 2007, pp. 106, 121.
- ^ Piascik 2007, pp. 141, 146.
- ^ a b c "Tubby Tackle Wins Diet Bet". The Spokesman-Review. Bowling Green, Ohio. Associated Press. July 27, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ Piascik 2007, pp. 178–181.
- ^ Piascik 2007, p. 181.
- ^ a b c d Lustig, Dennis (November 1, 1973). "Whatever Happened to...Chubby Grigg?". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 8D.
- ^ Piascik 2007, p. 233.
- ^ "Dallas Acquires Tackle From Green Bay". St. Petersburg Times. Dallas. Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Chubby Grigg NFL Football Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Shooting jolts tiny Texas town". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 3, 1976. p. 3E.
- ^ a b c d e "Father Despairs Of Hope, Shoots Own Son". Times Daily. Ore City, Tex. United Press International. January 26, 1977. p. 15. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". Familysearch.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
Bibliography
- Crippen, Kenneth R. (2009). The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team, 1946-1949. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78644-619-3.
- Piascik, Andy (2007). The Best Show in Football: The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-571-6.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference