Tommy Grant (January 9, 1935 – October 18, 2011) was a

Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...

player who played 14 years in the

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with the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

and the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

Junior football

Grant played for the Windsor AKO Fratmen junior team that played in the Canadian Junior final.

CFL

Grant played 13 years with the

from 1956 to 1968 and one more with the

in 1969. An all-star twice (as a running back and flanker) he rushed for 559 yards and caught 329 passes for 6542 yards in his career. He won the Gruen Trophy as the best rookie in the East in 1956 and the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1964. He played in nine

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games, all with Hamilton, winning four of them. Grant was inducted into the

Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about the CFL, ...

in 1995.

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Tommy Grant's profile at the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of FameProfile as Ti-Cat Wall of Honour inductee 2010
1935 births 2011 deaths Canadian football people from Windsor, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football running backs Canadian football wide receivers Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub