Grover Covington
| No. 77 | |
 Grover Covington - Photographed by Mike F. Campbell | |
| Born: | March 25, 1956 Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | DE |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| College | Johnson C. Smith |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981–1991 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| Career stats | |
Grover Covington (born March 25, 1956) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Covington's career began in 1981 as a free agent signing by the
Hall of Fame. (Grimsley's 2011 book The White Golden Bull: How Faith in God Transcended Racial Barriers includes a chapter on the relationship between the author, a white student at the historically black university, and Covington.)[2] Covington was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and, in November 2006, was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#28) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN
.
Personal life
His son,
nose tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League
.
References
- ^ "Grover Covington". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Always Understand". Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2011-02-18.