Larry Grantham
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| Larry Grantham | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 16, 1938 |
| Place of birth |  Crystal Springs, Mississippi |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Mississippi |
| Pro Bowls | AFL All-Star 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1960-1962 1963-1969 1970-1972 |
AFL New York Titans AFL New York Jets NFL New York Jets |
Larry Grantham (born September 16, 1938 in Crystal Springs, Mississippi) is an former professional American Football player.
A member of the "Ole Miss" Athletic Hall of Fame, he was a linebacker of the University of Mississippi who came to the New York Titans in the 1960 college draft and helped form the backbone of a New York Jets defense that reached the playoffs in 1968 and 1969, and in 1968 captured the American Football League championship and the World Championship.
From his right outside linebacker spot, Grantham wrought havoc on opposing offenses. One of the Jets leading tacklers, he was named to the AFL All-Star team five times and played in eight league All-Star games. He was selected to the All-Time All- AFL second team.
He is one of only twenty players who were in the American Football League for its entire ten-year existence, and only seven AFL players who played their entire careers in one city. Grantham was also named the 1971 New York Jets MVP.
