Ulysses "C. C." Grant (born ) is an American

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coach and former

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coach. He is the head football coach for the

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, a position he has held since 2020. He previously was an assistant coach for Cortland. He also coached the Coast Guard Bears baseball team from 2007 to 2020. Grant attended Williamson School District in

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and Cortland, where he played

as a fullback. Bill George, an assistant at

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on the opposite side of the

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rivalry, invited Grant to join the staff at Coast Guard when he was named head coach. Upon George's retirement, Grant became the first

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head football coach at any of the United States service academies.

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

External links

Coast Guard profile
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