Cecil Grigg
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| Date of birth | February 15, 1891 |
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| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Date of death | September 5, 1968 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Houston, Texas |
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| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Holy Trinity |
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| 1925 | Rochester Jeffersons |
| 1928–1933 | Austin |
| 1936-1966 | Rice (baseball & football) |
| 1919-1923 | Canton Bulldogs |
| 1924-1925 | Rochester Jeffersons |
| 1926 | New York Giants |
| 1927 | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
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Cecil Burkett "Tex" Grigg (February 15, 1891 – September 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played running back for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Canton Bulldogs, the Rochester Jeffersons, the New York Giants, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He made his professional debut in 1919 with the Bulldogs who were still members of the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the NFL. Grigg then went on to coach for many years as Jess Neely's backfield coach at Rice.
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- 1891 births
- 1968 deaths
- American football running backs
- Austin Kangaroos football coaches
- Canton Bulldogs players
- Canton Bulldogs (Ohio League) players
- Frankford Yellow Jackets players
- Rice Owls baseball coaches
- Rice Owls football coaches
- Rochester Jeffersons coaches
- Rochester Jeffersons players
- New York Giants players
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- American football running back, pre-1900 birth stubs
