Larry McGrew
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College: | Southern California | ||||||||
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NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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Lawrence McGrew (July 23, 1957 – April 2, 2004)[1] was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
McGrew played
Professional career
McGrew played for the National Football League New England Patriots and New York Giants between 1980 and 1990. He helped New England reach the Super Bowl in 1986 and earned a championship ring when New York beat Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV.
Super Bowl XX
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An excellent linebacker and relentless defender, McGrew will forever be remembered for a play he didn't make that occurred during Super Bowl XX between the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears in 1986. One of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history was William "the Refrigerator" Perry's touchdown run. McGrew was on the receiving end of the hit that propelled Perry into the end zone and into Super Bowl history. McGrew was no match for Perry's momentum and wide girth and was consequently run over and flattened by Perry in the end zone. When McGrew didn't get up immediately after the play a teammate came over and asked him if he was okay. McGrew replied "Yeah, I'm fine. But I just made ESPN highlights for eternity." [citation needed]
Death
McGrew died on April 2, 2004, at the age of 46.
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McGrew collapsed at his home in Lancaster, California, due to a massive heart attack. McGrew left his two children and one step-child by his wife Charyce McGrew – celsea, camynn and charyce Searcy – and three children Larry, Aaron, Analeise, granddaughter Lawryn, a grandson Nehamiah by a previous marriage to Elaine McGrew; who currently resides in El Sobrante, California.
Identity theft
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In December 1999, Frederick McGrew was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 160 hours of community service for stealing Lawrence's identity and for fraudulently using an Ohio woman's Social Security number.[3]
Frederick McGrew also falsely worked under the NFL star's name while working as a cook in a
It is unknown if TGI Friday's management was ever made aware of this fraud, or if their tax/payroll records were ever corrected.[4]
References
- ^ "Larry McGrew Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College – Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Gav football coach fired, arrested". 16 September 2003.
- ^ "Identity Thieves Hedge Their Bets on NFL Pros".
- ^ "'Coach's' scam unravels - Gilroy Dispatch: Crime Fire Courts". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2016-02-04.