Linebacker
No. 60
Mississippi
"The name is Larry Grantham, and there is no lighter linebacker playing regularly in professional football. Larry tips the scales at 206 pounds, yet he's been voted an All-AFL outside linebacker for four consecutive years.
He's the kind of player who invariably makes the key play. He tackles very hard, blitzes well and has the mobility to cover fast backfield men on pass plays. His ability to read a play before it unfolds is phenomenal.
Larry is one of only four players who date back to the 1960 and the original New York AFL franchise - the Titans. Remember them? The others: Bill Mathis, Don Maynard and Mike Hudock."
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1965
"For the fourth straight year, Larry was named an all-league outside linebacker. He has played in three American Football League All-Star Games. Larry's top thrill in pro ball was intercepting a pass and running it back for a touchdown in the 1963 AFL All-Star Game.
He has shown the skeptics by overcoming his lack of bulk with aggressiveness, agility and fast reflexes."
-1965 Topps No. 114
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