John LaGrone
John LaGrone is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos.After playing college football at Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American, LaGrone spent his entire 8-year CFL career from 1967 to 1974 as a defensive tackle. He was named a Western Conference All-Star 6 times, a CFL All-Star twice, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in 1969.
The Eskimos never won a Grey Cup during his time with them, losing twice under head coach Ray Jauch, the 61st Grey Cup of 1973 and the 62nd Grey Cup of 1974, to Ottawa and Montreal respectively.Post-football
Since 1990, LaGrone has served as a judge in Hutchinson County, Texas.Statistics and photo
