| Date of birth: | November 4, 1944 |
| Place of birth: | Borger, Texas |
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| Position(s): | DT |
| College: | Southern Methodist University |
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| 1967-1974 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1968, 1969 |
| CFL West All-Star: | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| Awards: | 1967 DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy 1969 CFL Most Outstanding Lineman |
| Honors: | 1988 Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour[1] |
John LaGrone (born November 4, 1944 in Borger, Texas) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos.
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After playing college football at Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American, LaGrone spent his entire 8-year CFL career from 1967 to 1974 as a defensive tackle. He was named a Western Conference All-Star 6 times, a CFL All-Star twice, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in 1969.
The Eskimos never won a Grey Cup during his time with them, losing twice under head coach Ray Jauch, the 61st Grey Cup of 1973 and the 62nd Grey Cup of 1974, to Ottawa and Montreal. In those two years, Edmonton fielded a strong defence, yielding 284 and 247 points in 1973 and 1974 during the 16-game regular season, least in the Western Conference.
Since 1990, LaGrone has served as a judge[2] in Hutchinson County, Texas.[3]
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