Report: Former Colts Super Bowl-Champion; Wake Forest Legend Died

Per a statement by Wake Forest Athletics, Bob Grant died. He was one of the first three Black football players to play on a college team in the South:

“The Wake Forest community mourns the passing of the 2011 Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame inductee and Trailblazer. Grant enrolled at Wake Forest in the fall of 1964 and spent four years in Winston-Salem before his standout career in the NFL.

Grant excelled both on and off the field at Wake Forest, eventually being drafted in the second round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. He blazed a trail by becoming, along with teammates Butch Henry and Willie Smith, the first Black football players to desegregate a college football team in the South in the fall of 1964.

The journey Grant started at Wake Forest has blazed a trail for thousands of Black student-athletes who have followed his path.”

Grant won a Super Bowl with the Colts

Grant played with the Colts through the 1970 season. He played one year with the Washington Redskins during the 1971 season. He appeared in 41 games and started in 19. He recorded five interceptions and record two fumbles. Grant won Super Bowl V with the Colts and helped the team win the 1968 NFL Championship.

Per the Wake Forest release, Grant went on to be a successful businessman after his football career:

“Upon his retirement from the NFL, Grant owned his own security company in the Los Angeles area and was the president of an investment company that specializes in real estate. Additionally, he was the chairman of the board for the Retired NFL Players Congress, an independent organization with the mission of supporting former players who suffer medical and financial hardships.”

NFL fans remember Bob Grant