Perry Griggs
{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}
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| position = Wide receiver
| number = 28
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|9|17}}
| birth_place = Lafayette, Alabama, U.S.
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 183
| draftyear = 1977
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 116
| undraftedyear =
| high_school = Lanett (AL)
| college = Troy State
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1977}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1
| pfr = GrigPe20
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Perry Griggs (born September 17, 1954) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1977 for the Baltimore Colts.
Early life and career
Griggs attended Lanett High School in Chambers County, Alabama before moving on to Troy State University. He joined the Troy Trojans football team as a walk-on in 1973, but by 1974 was named the Gulf South Conference's Player of the year, leading the team in scoring, receptions, punt returns and kickoff returns.{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-everybody-would/135068833/|title=Everybody Would Like To Have Perry Griggs|page=14|work=Opelika-Auburn News|date=August 28, 1975|access-date=November 12, 2023}} He set a school record for kickoff returns, and led the country in 28.0 yards per punt return.{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-griggs-is-nation/135069220/|title=Griggs Is Nation's Top Punt Returner|page=14|work=Opelika-Auburn News|date=November 24, 1974|access-date=November 12, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrigPe20.htm Pro-Football-Reference]
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Category:Players of American football from Alabama
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Baltimore Colts players
Category:Troy Trojans football players
Category:People from LaFayette, Alabama
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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