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Randy Grimes

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Randy Grimes
No. 60
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1960-07-20) July 20, 1960 (age 64)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Robert E. Lee (Tyler, Texas)
College:Baylor
NFL draft:1983 / round: 2 / pick: 45
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:118
Games started:104
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Randy Collins Grimes (born July 20, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1983 to 1992. He played college football for the Baylor Bears

Playing career

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Grimes played at Baylor University during the early 1980s and was a part of the 1980 Southwest Conference Champion Bears, which also included the likes of other NFL players Mike Singletary, Alfred Anderson, Mark Kirchner, Vic Vines, Walter Abercrombie, and Vann McElroy.

Painkiller addiction

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Grimes became addicted to painkillers while playing in the NFL, and was taking up to 45 pills a day. He recovered through the help of a rehabilitation facility, and currently works as a counsellor at that same facility.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wangler, Sierra (May 31, 2017). "Former NFL player Randy Grimes delivers sobering message, hope on prescription pill addiction". Click on Detroit. Retrieved March 18, 2020.