Bob Grant (American football)

Bob Grant
Career information
No. 51
Grant in 1970
Date of birth	(1946-10-14)October 14, 1946
Date of death	May 22, 2024(2024-05-22) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
US college	Wake Forest
High school	Georgetown
NFL draft	1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50
Career history
As player
1968–1970	Baltimore Colts
1971	Washington Redskins

Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (V) NFL champion (1968)
Career stats
Interceptions	5
Games played	41
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Bob Grant (October 14, 1946 – May 22, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected in the second round of the 1968 NFL draft. Grant died on May 22, 2024, at the age of 77.^[1]

References

v t e Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL draft selections
John Williams Bob Grant Rich O'Hara Jim Duncan Paul Elzey Anthony Andrews Tommy Davis Terry Cole Ocie Austin Ed Tomlin Bill Pickens James Jackson Howard Tennebar Charles Mitchell Jeff Beaver Walt Blackledge Roy Pedersen

v t e Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL champions
2 Timmy Brown 15 Earl Morrall 16 Jim Ward 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Alex Hawkins 26 Preston Pearson 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 32 Mike Curtis 34 Terry Cole 37 Ocie Austin 40 Bobby Boyd 41 Tom Matte 43 Lenny Lyles 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charlie Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Dick Szymanski 53 Dennis Gaubatz 55 Ron Porter 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 64 Sid Williams 66 Don Shinnick 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Lou Michaels 80 Gail Cogdill 81 Ordell Braase 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Dick Bielski Don McCafferty Chuck Noll John Sandusky

v t e Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V champions
15 Earl Morrall 17 Sam Havrilak 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Tom Curtis 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 30 Ron Gardin 32 Mike Curtis 33 Eddie Hinton 34 Tom Nowatzke 35 Jim Duncan 36 Norm Bulaich 40 Jack Maitland 41 Tom Matte 42 Tom Maxwell 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charles Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Robbie Nichols 54 Tom Goode 56 Ray May 60 George Wright 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 68 Dennis Nelson 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Jim Bailey 80 Jim O'Brien 81 Billy Newsome 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Roy Jefferson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don McCafferty
Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

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