Chet Grimsley
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Chet L. Grimsley at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta Georgia is notably the first White American Student Athlete from the C.I.A.A
. Chet Grimsley pledged, and subsequently became a member of Groove Phi Groove
Social Fellowship from Johnson C. Smith University
, a historically black university
(HBCU). In 1976 Grimsley received the M.V.P. Award and the Pettis Norman
Award for football. Grimsley was also named to the First Team all CIAA
and received Eastern Airlines Most Valuable Player All American. Grimsley was also the president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and Athlete of the Month at an HBCU.
and at 6 ft 8 inches and 270 lbs, went on to play for the University of Alabama
on a football scholarship. The younger Grimsley was 6 ft 5.5 inches and 275 lbs, and recruited to Johnson C. Smith University
by Coach Charlie Cox. He was not uncomfortable attending a black university because Grimsley grew up in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia where he was the only white student athlete on the Therrell High School
Football
Team in 1973 in a predominately black high school. He also participated in baseball and soccer.
Social Fellowship, Inc as a sophomore. Grimsley not only excelled in football, but was a consistent fixture on the Dean's List
and popular on campus. G Phi G is a social fellowship that's common at H.B.C.U. Mcmahand and Grimsley pledged in the 70s at Johnson C. Smith University
and by the way Grimsley is white and was named to the first team CIAA
and MVP award for the Golden
Bulls of J.C.S.U and both are still friends to this day and by the way Macmahands son Wesley is a starting running back at West Point for Stan Brocks Army Black Knights
football team.
1st Team. As a senior in 1977, Grimsley was Athlete of the Month and made the difficult decision not to pursue a professional careers as a football
player due to his goals and size.
After graduating from JCSU, Grimsley was an assistant coach for JCSU in 1978 after graduation and then again in 1999-2000. Grimsley went on to make the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in August 1979. Grimsley joined the United States Army
in December 1979 and became the first football player to graduate from the U.S. Military Intelligence
School. He was also an All-Army wrestling
champion. Grimsley served in the Army and Army Reserves until 1986. Additionally, Grimsley was a bodyguard
who worked with Diana Ross, Jim & Tammy Faye Baker and Gary Coleman.A Gentle Giant Helps The Young And Old By Chris Starks The Rockdale Ga Citrzen News October 31, 1997 Grimsley then took a more traditional career approach by becoming a manager for Marshall’s and subsequently, Supervisor Retail Distribution for the same organization.
. Xulon Press will release the autobiography of The White Golden Bull By Chet Grimsley on his lifestory.
Fl Chet Grimsley has commissioned a book The White Golden Bull By Xulon Press by Edmond Davis who is a historian-author-motivational speaker and put in over 3 years work on the book which is released today February 6, 2009 by Xulon and Amazon.Com with IBN #9781607912552. Mr Davis is a teacher and Vice President of Groove Phi Groove
S.F.I in history where he is finishing another book on Milton Crenchaw
who trained the Tuskegee Airmen
and also is in the Arkansas Pilots Hall Of Fame
. Mr Davis commissioned the biography on Fl Chet Grimsley about his life as a white student football player in the 1970s from Atlanta Georgia who went on a journey to The H.B.C.U Historically Black Colleges and Universities
and was honored as Mr Football and the coveted All CIAA First Team as an Offensive Lineman and was on the deans list when a nation was still divided in black and white. The book The White Golden Bull takes you into the Journey of the changing diversity from the 1950s to 2009, and describes how team members, all J.C. Smith Groove Phi Groove
men were inspirational mentors which led him on and off the field and into Pro Sports and Careers with Professionals. Johnson C. Smith University
is pleased to announce Class of 1978-Chet Grimsleys autobiography The Golden White Bull will be released IBN # 9781607912552 will be released on February 6, 2009 from xulon Press. Chet Grimsley's book the White Golden Bull is captured on the cover and inside the magazine of his life of diversity and teamwork through God and Faith. Too Smart Publishing announces the release of The White Golden Bull: How Faith in God Transcended Racial Barriers ( February 7, 2011 ) authored by Chet Grimsley. Chet L Grimsley is a Hall Of Fame
member and played football with CFL Hall of Fame Grover Covington
and worked with Hall of Fame member and wrestler Sylvester Ritter aka WWE Hall of Fame
star The Junkyard Dog. Grimsley resides in Blairsville, Georgia
a city in North Georgia Union County, Georgia
In the United States
.
www.GroovePhiGroove.org
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II...
. Chet Grimsley pledged, and subsequently became a member of Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove is a social fellowship founded at Morgan State College as an alternative to mainstream Black fraternities...
Social Fellowship from Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...
, a historically black university
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
(HBCU). In 1976 Grimsley received the M.V.P. Award and the Pettis Norman
Pettis Norman
Pettis Burch Norman is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League from 1962-1973 for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers.-College career:...
Award for football. Grimsley was also named to the First Team all CIAA
CIAA
CIAA may refer to the:* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a U.S. athletic conference competing in NCAA Division II* Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU, a European trade organization...
and received Eastern Airlines Most Valuable Player All American. Grimsley was also the president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
and Athlete of the Month at an HBCU.
Early life
Chet Grimsley was born 14 July 1956 in Atlanta, GA.Grimsley follows in his father’s footsteps. Grimsley’s father, Chester Ramon Grimsley, was an All-State football player for State Champion Tift County High SchoolTift County High School
Tift County High School is public high school located in Tifton, Georgia. Tift County High School serves grades 9-12 in the Tift County School district . It has received a GreatSchools rating of 5 out of 10 based on its performance on state standardized tests...
and at 6 ft 8 inches and 270 lbs, went on to play for the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
on a football scholarship. The younger Grimsley was 6 ft 5.5 inches and 275 lbs, and recruited to Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...
by Coach Charlie Cox. He was not uncomfortable attending a black university because Grimsley grew up in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia where he was the only white student athlete on the Therrell High School
Therrell High School
Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School is a public high school located near I-285 and Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta, Georgia.Three schools operate at the Therrell campus:*D. M. Therrell School of Health Science and Research*D. M...
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
Team in 1973 in a predominately black high school. He also participated in baseball and soccer.
University
Upon arrival at JCSU in 1974, Grimsley was greeted and assisted by Grooves. Couple this positive experience with being a freshman away from home and meeting other Groove members on the football team, Grimsley was inspired to pledge Groove Phi GrooveGroove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove is a social fellowship founded at Morgan State College as an alternative to mainstream Black fraternities...
Social Fellowship, Inc as a sophomore. Grimsley not only excelled in football, but was a consistent fixture on the Dean's List
Dean's List
A Dean's List is a category of students in a college or university who achieve high grades during their stay in an academic term or academic year. In secondary schools, or high schools, the term Consistent Honor List or Honor Roll is more common, but Dean's List and Consistent Honor List are...
and popular on campus. G Phi G is a social fellowship that's common at H.B.C.U. Mcmahand and Grimsley pledged in the 70s at Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...
and by the way Grimsley is white and was named to the first team CIAA
CIAA
CIAA may refer to the:* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a U.S. athletic conference competing in NCAA Division II* Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU, a European trade organization...
and MVP award for the Golden
Bulls of J.C.S.U and both are still friends to this day and by the way Macmahands son Wesley is a starting running back at West Point for Stan Brocks Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint...
football team.
Sports career
Grimsley had an impressive year in 1976, accumulating several accolades including Eastern Airlines Player of the Year, 1976 All-American, 1976 Mr. Football, All CIAACIAA
CIAA may refer to the:* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a U.S. athletic conference competing in NCAA Division II* Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU, a European trade organization...
1st Team. As a senior in 1977, Grimsley was Athlete of the Month and made the difficult decision not to pursue a professional careers as a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player due to his goals and size.
After graduating from JCSU, Grimsley was an assistant coach for JCSU in 1978 after graduation and then again in 1999-2000. Grimsley went on to make the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in August 1979. Grimsley joined the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in December 1979 and became the first football player to graduate from the U.S. Military Intelligence
Military intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
School. He was also an All-Army wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
champion. Grimsley served in the Army and Army Reserves until 1986. Additionally, Grimsley was a bodyguard
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
who worked with Diana Ross, Jim & Tammy Faye Baker and Gary Coleman.A Gentle Giant Helps The Young And Old By Chris Starks The Rockdale Ga Citrzen News October 31, 1997 Grimsley then took a more traditional career approach by becoming a manager for Marshall’s and subsequently, Supervisor Retail Distribution for the same organization.
After Retirement
Chet Big Hog now volunteers at Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’...
. Xulon Press will release the autobiography of The White Golden Bull By Chet Grimsley on his lifestory.
Fl Chet Grimsley has commissioned a book The White Golden Bull By Xulon Press by Edmond Davis who is a historian-author-motivational speaker and put in over 3 years work on the book which is released today February 6, 2009 by Xulon and Amazon.Com with IBN #9781607912552. Mr Davis is a teacher and Vice President of Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove is a social fellowship founded at Morgan State College as an alternative to mainstream Black fraternities...
S.F.I in history where he is finishing another book on Milton Crenchaw
Milton Crenchaw
Milton Pitts Crenchaw is the father of black aviation in Arkansas. He was the first Arkansan to be successfully trained by the federal government as a civilian licensed pilot...
who trained the Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps....
and also is in the Arkansas Pilots Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
. Mr Davis commissioned the biography on Fl Chet Grimsley about his life as a white student football player in the 1970s from Atlanta Georgia who went on a journey to The H.B.C.U Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
and was honored as Mr Football and the coveted All CIAA First Team as an Offensive Lineman and was on the deans list when a nation was still divided in black and white. The book The White Golden Bull takes you into the Journey of the changing diversity from the 1950s to 2009, and describes how team members, all J.C. Smith Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove
Groove Phi Groove is a social fellowship founded at Morgan State College as an alternative to mainstream Black fraternities...
men were inspirational mentors which led him on and off the field and into Pro Sports and Careers with Professionals. Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...
is pleased to announce Class of 1978-Chet Grimsleys autobiography The Golden White Bull will be released IBN # 9781607912552 will be released on February 6, 2009 from xulon Press. Chet Grimsley's book the White Golden Bull is captured on the cover and inside the magazine of his life of diversity and teamwork through God and Faith. Too Smart Publishing announces the release of The White Golden Bull: How Faith in God Transcended Racial Barriers ( February 7, 2011 ) authored by Chet Grimsley. Chet L Grimsley is a Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
member and played football with CFL Hall of Fame Grover Covington
Grover Covington
Grover Covington is a former Canadian Football League defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.-Personal life:...
and worked with Hall of Fame member and wrestler Sylvester Ritter aka WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestlers maintained by WWE. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television program...
star The Junkyard Dog. Grimsley resides in Blairsville, Georgia
Blairsville, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 659 people, 226 households, and 101 families residing in the city. The population density was 619.7 people per square mile . There were 261 housing units at an average density of 245.4 per square mile...
a city in North Georgia Union County, Georgia
Union County, Georgia
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 17,289. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 20,968. The county seat is Blairsville.Its Sole commissioner is Lamar Paris, who has served since 2001....
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
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