Bud Grant
Harold Peter Grant
Born: May 20, 1927
Superior, WI USA
Deceased: March 11, 2023
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 199
College: Minnesota
High School: Superior (WI)
Career: 1951-1956
Drafted: 1950 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994
Coaching record
Bud Grant played from 1951 to 1956 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Grant caught 272 passes for 4,197 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 9 yards in his career on 1 attempts.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 56 | 997 | 17.8 | 84 | 7 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 68 | 922 | 13.6 | 0 | 5 |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 49 | 752 | 15.3 | 62 | 5 |
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 36 | 556 | 15.4 | 62 | 2 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 63 | 970 | 15.4 | 53 | 1 |
| NFL | 56 | 997 | 17.8 | 84 | 7 | |
| CFL | 216 | 3200 | 14.8 | 62 | 13 | |
| Totals | 272 | 4197 | 15.4 | 84 | 20 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| CFL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| CFL | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| CFL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
| Totals | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 |
Awards
1965 - CFL Annis Stukus Trophy (Coach of the Year)
1969 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
1969 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
Honors
1953 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1954 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1956 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
