Randy Grimes
{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Randy Grimes
| number = 60
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|7|20}}
| birth_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 270
| high_school = Robert E. Lee (Tyler, Texas)
| college = Baylor
| draftyear = 1983
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 45
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 118
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 104
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = GrimRa20
}}
Randy Collins Grimes (born July 20, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1983 to 1992. He played college football for the Baylor Bears
Playing career
Grimes played at Baylor University during the early 1980s and was a part of the 1980 Southwest Conference Champion Bears, which also included the likes of other NFL players Mike Singletary, Alfred Anderson, Mark Kirchner, Vic Vines, Walter Abercrombie, and Vann McElroy.
Painkiller addiction
Grimes became addicted to painkillers while playing in the NFL, and was taking up to 45 pills a day. He recovered through the help of a rehabilitation facility, and currently works as a counsellor at that same facility.{{cite web|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2017/05/31/former-nfl-player-randy-grimes-delivers-sobering-message-hope-on-prescription-pill-addiction/|title=Former NFL player Randy Grimes delivers sobering message, hope on prescription pill addiction|website=Click on Detroit|last1=Wangler|first1=Sierra|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}
References
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Category:American football centers
Category:Baylor Bears football players
Category:Players of American football from Tyler, Texas
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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