Cecil Grigg

Cecil Grigg

File:Cecil Grigg (Rice yearbook).png Grigg, c. 1961
Profile
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	(1891-02-15)February 15, 1891 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1968(1968-09-05) (aged 77) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Career history
Playing
1915	Dallas
1919–1923	Canton Bulldogs
1924–1925	Rochester Jeffersons
1926	New York Giants
1927	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Coaching
1925	Rochester Jeffersons
1928–1933	Austin
1936–1966	Rice (baseball & football)
Awards and highlights
2× NFL champion (1922, 1923) Ohio League champion (1919)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cecil Burkett "Tex" Grigg (February 15, 1891 – September 5, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) 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.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Austin Kangaroos (Texas Conference) (1928–1932)
1928	Austin	4–6	2–2	3rd
1929	Austin	3–6	3–2	3rd
1930	Austin	3–5–1	2–2–1	3rd
1931	Austin	3–5–1	3–2	3rd
1932	Austin	0–9	0–4	5th
Austin:		13–31–2	10–12–1
Total:		13–31–2