Granville Liggins
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Granville 'Granny' Liggins (born on June 2, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American football player. At the University of Oklahoma, Liggins was not only a football player, but also a wrestler. In 1967, he was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, a Consensus All-American with the Sooners football team, where he played noseguard, 7th in Heisman Trophy voting and an All-Big Eight Conference All-Star, Coaches’ All-American and Most Valuable Player.
In his autobiography, 'Fighting Back,' former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Robert 'Rocky' Bleier lauded Liggins as perhaps the fastest defensive lineman Bleier had ever faced during his college career.
During his football career, Liggins played for the Calgary Stampeders (1968-1972) and the Toronto Argonauts (1972-1978) in the Canadian Football League. He made the CFL’s All-Canadian Team in 1971 and 1976 and received the All-Western Football Conference Honours in 1972. Liggins retired in 1978.
As an American football player who decided to stay in Canada after his playing career was over, Liggins was featured on a Toronto Parks and Recreation "Contributions of African Canadians" poster created for Black History Month. Entitled "Beyond the Game," the poster featured Liggins and four other famous Toronto Argonaut players: Michael "Pinball" Clemons, Ulysses Curtis, Chuck Ealey and R. Bruce Smith.
References
- Toronto Argonauts Fact Book 1977
- Oklahoma Sooners Home Page
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