Larry Garron

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Larry Garron
No. 40
Position:
Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1937-05-23)May 23, 1937
Marks, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:September 13, 2019(2019-09-13) (aged 82)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Argo (IL)
College:Western Illinois
Undrafted:1960
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Lawrence Jr. Garron (May 23, 1937 – September 13, 2019)

Boston Patriots from 1960 through 1968. He holds the team record run of 85 yards from scrimmage, set in a game against the Buffalo Bills
on October 22, 1961. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry in 1962 and accounted for 1,168 total yards from scrimmage in 1963.

Garron was an

American Football League All-Star
in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1967, and a member of the Patriots' All-1960s (AFL) Team.

For one season, along with Bob Fouracre, he served as a color commentator for New England Patriots preseason games.

At the same time Larry Garron was on the Patriots he studied various forms of

Jujitsu, and Taekwondo
.

Larry had some talented sporting sons and nephews, including nephew Donald Garron, who won the 1981 Massachusetts All State 220 yard championship in 22.37, as well as Rufus Harris, who had a tryout with the Boston Celtics in 1980. Two of his sons, Arnold and Andre, are in the Hall of Fame for American football at the University of New Hampshire. Andre also played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs as a running back and kick returner for two seasons in the late 1980s. Arnold also played professionally in the NFL one year for the New England Patriots and one year for the Washington Redskins as a defensive back[2]

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