Back, Holy Cross, 1940–⁠42

John Grigas

Born
Aug 19, 1920, in Chelsea, Massachusetts
Died
May 19, 2000, in Worcester, Massachusetts

John Grigas played back at Holy Cross (1940–⁠42). The Chicago Cardinals took Grigas in round 2, No. 14 overall in the 1943 NFL Draft.

All-America: INS second team 1941; NEA Sports Syndicate third team 1941

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

First-team All-Pro: 1944

All-Pro teams: INS first team 1944; New York Daily News first team 1944.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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