Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#57|Joe Grant Defensive End
Retired (1987, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1987) Potential C 
Age 60 Born 08-04-1952 in New Orleans, LA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 48 (1974) Experience 10 Years (197 Wks)
College New Jersey University Princeton, 1974 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching C  Pass Cover D+ Kick Power D-
Throw Acc F  Pass Blocking F  Run Cover B- Kick Acc F 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking C- Tackling C+ Kick Return F 
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C  Stamina C- Execution B  Agility B 
Strength B  Health D+ Aggressiveness C+ Hands C 
Jumping C+     Attitude A- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C+ SS C  K F  GUN C+
WR C- G C- DE C+ FS C  P F  KR C-
HB/TB C- T C- ILB C+ CB C  LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE D+ OLB C+ H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1975 CHA 16 5 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1976 WIN,WAS 16 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 WAS 16 16 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1978 WAS 16 16 0 0 0 12.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1979 WAS 16 16 0 0 0 15.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3
1980 WAS 15 15 0 0 0 9.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1981 WAS 13 13 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1982 WAS 16 16 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1983 WAS 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1984 NYA 15 15 0 0 0 8.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
Total   155 114 0 0 0 64.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 10

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1988Joe Grant has retired from football.
09-01-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have waived Joe Grant.
09-01-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Norman Rosenstiel, Joe Simon, Kevin Brown, Devon Parker, Ron Barni, Billy Barber, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Dave Richardson, Eugene Sloan, Alex Thomas, Milan Hubka, Malcolm Faulk, Brian Speck, Devone Rivera, Al Bailey, Gene Atkins, Jim Mitchell, and Halvor Elway to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Jim Scott, Hank Young, Joe Grant, Wilbur Cunningham, Chad McKalip, Jed Atkeson, Bob Williams, Donnie Lafleur, Eugene Perini, Phil Majors, Pete Kahler, Ryan Johns, Jimmy Saimes, Hal Renfro, Charle Summerell, Jim Garden, Duke Collins, and Bill Drost to the inactive roster.
08-24-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Eugene Perini, Charle Summerell, Joe Grant, Hal Renfro, Charles Wynne, Phil Majors, Joe Maddock, Ryan Johns, Mac Rembert, Chad McKalip, Bill Drost, Jimmy Saimes, Donnie Lafleur, Jed Atkeson, Bob Williams, Pete Kahler, and Wilbur Cunningham to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Alex Thomas, Devone Rivera, Joe Simon, Kurt Saunooke, Billy Barber, Gene Atkins, Malcolm Faulk, Steve Forrest, Kevin Brown, Devon Parker, Jim Mitchell, Milan Hubka, Norman Rosenstiel, Al Bailey, Eugene Sloan, Brian Speck, and Halvor Elway to the inactive roster.
08-18-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Norman Rosenstiel, Jim Mitchell, Joe Simon, Al Bailey, Ron Barni, Halvor Elway, Kurt Saunooke, Alex Thomas, Steve Gurode, Brian Speck, Devone Rivera, Bob Barnes, Ken Williams, Gene Atkins, Duke Collins, John Young, Kevin Brown, Devon Parker, Steve Forrest, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Milan Hubka, Eugene Sloan, and Malcolm Faulk to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Aveion Dieter, John Jackson, Mac Rembert, Phil Majors, Eugene Perini, Chad McKalip, Pete Kahler, Dennis Horton, Bob Williams, Sully Stoops, Charle Summerell, Hal Renfro, Bill Drost, Lloyd Pelluer, Ryan Johns, Donnie Lafleur, Jeff Franklin, Wilbur Cunningham, Jimmy Saimes, Joe Grant, Jed Atkeson, Mike Morgan, Paul Bostic, and Joe Maddock to the inactive roster.
08-10-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Jim Scott, Lloyd Pelluer, Joe Grant, Wilbur Cunningham, Sully Stoops, Eugene Perini, Jeff Franklin, Paul Bostic, Ryan Johns, Jimmy Saimes, Joe Maddock, and Cletidus Swann to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Norman Rosenstiel, Kevin Brown, Devon Parker, Ron Barni, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Ken Williams, Eugene Sloan, Milan Hubka, Steve Gurode, Devone Rivera, and Al Bailey to the inactive roster.
08-04-1986The Washington Xenomorphs have acquired Joe Grant from the waiver wire.
08-05-1985The New York Bullies have waived Joe Grant.
09-10-1984The New York Bullies have moved Joe Grant to the active roster.
09-09-1984Trade #60161 has been completed between the New York Bullies and the Washington Xenomorphs. The Washington Xenomorphs receive Draft Pick - 1986 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Bullies in exchange for Joe Grant (DE), Herman Olenchalk (WR).
09-02-1984The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, Bill Nichols, Eugene Sloan, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Milan Hubka, Brian Speck, Bob Barnes, Gene Atkins, Al Bailey, Halvor Elway, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Ken Williams, Kurt Saunooke, Terry Mitchell, A.B. Blackwell, Gregg Dwyer, and Chad McKalip to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, L.A. MacDonnell, Steve Mueller, Pete Kahler, Kevin Orr, Henry Donnahoo, Cedric Fluorine, Bob Shackleford, Aaron Bracken, Fred Garlich, Jim Garden, Joe Stewart, Steve Noga, Joe Grant, Bo Redmond, Dan Breitenstein, Hank Young, Mac Rembert, Fred Puddy, and Keith McGriff to the inactive roster.
08-20-1984The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Al Bailey, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, and Terry Mitchell to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, Aaron Bracken, Lloyd Pelluer, Bruce Weaver, Bo Redmond, and Curtis Pearson to the inactive roster.
08-13-1984The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, Clarence Taylor, L.A. MacDonnell, Steve Mueller, Barret Kelly, Pete Kahler, Dave Mohr, Alex Thomas, Kevin Orr, Henry Donnahoo, Cedric Fluorine, Bob Shackleford, Aaron Bracken, Fred Garlich, Lloyd Pelluer, Jim Garden, Bruce Weaver, Steve Noga, Bo Redmond, Dan Breitenstein, Hank Young, Erik Brown, Marshall Brookshier, Curtis Pearson, and Keith McGriff to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John Young, Dave Richardson, Kevin Brown, Bill Nichols, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Milan Hubka, Brian Speck, Bob Barnes, Gene Atkins, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Mark Word, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Kurt Saunooke, Bob Beverly, Terry Mitchell, Mac Rembert, Gregg Dwyer, and Chad McKalip to the inactive roster.
08-29-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Mueller, John Briggs, Raymond Rose, Steve Noga, Reggie Rambo, Joe Grant, Paul Turner, and Hessley Brigance to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, Clark Weary, Eugene Sloan, Milan Hubka, Al Bailey, Billy Barber, Ken Williams, and Terry Mitchell to the inactive roster.
08-08-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Devon Parker, Eugene Sloan, Joe Sigurdson, Malcolm Faulk, Jimmy Conlin, and Ron Barni to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Buchanan Barnes, George Barnes, Joe Stewart, Joe Grant, Dan Breitenstein, and Hessley Brigance to the inactive roster.
01-02-1983Joe Grant of the Washington Xenomorphs is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 4 days.
09-05-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Joe Sigurdson, Bullet Shaffer, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Bob Beverly, Shawn Sanders, Terry Mitchell, Dave Richardson, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Brian Speck, Halvor Elway, Anthony Traynowicz, and Clark Weary to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga, Brian Stallings, Carl Beach, Buchanan Barnes, John McPhee, Pete Phifer, Jake Richardson, Mac Rembert, L.A. MacDonnell, Wuert Johnson, Raymond Rose, Bernie Stalls, Johnny Christensen, Dale Harvin, George Barnes, Bill Curry, Lakei Woodbury, and Minion "Singing" Mark to the inactive roster.
08-30-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dan Breitenstein, Bill Curry, Mac Rembert, Reggie Rambo, Johnny Christensen, Lakei Woodbury, Minion "Singing" Mark, Brian Stallings, Jake Richardson, John McPhee, Pete Phifer, Bernie Stalls, L.A. MacDonnell, Dale Harvin, John Briggs, and Raymond Rose to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bob Beverly, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Terry Mitchell, Halvor Elway, Clark Weary, A.B. Blackwell, Chad McKalip, Brian Speck, Shawn Sanders, Ken Williams, Joe Sigurdson, Bullet Shaffer, Dave Richardson, Chase Jackson, and Joe Grant to the inactive roster.
08-23-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Joe Grant to the active roster.
08-15-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, Jarvis Mark, Raymond Rose, Ben Walton, Brian Stallings, John Strausbaugh, John McPhee, Paul Stransky, Paul Turner, and Rik Brown to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, Bob Goebel, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, Billy Barber, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Terry Mitchell, and Anthony Traynowicz to the inactive roster.
01-04-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, and Joe Grant to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Gurode, Steve Noga, and Bill Black to the inactive roster.
12-14-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Curry, Herman Olenchalk, Steve Gurode, Steve Noga, Raymond Rose, and Wuert Johnson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Joe Stewart, Tyrus Lee, George Barnes, John McPhee, Dave Richardson, and Joe Grant to the inactive roster.
09-06-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Bob Beverly, Shawn Sanders, Terry Mitchell, John Briggs, Hessley Brigance, Dave Richardson, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Bill Nichols, Halvor Elway, and Anthony Traynowicz to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga, Bob Duckett, Lee Rule, Carl Beach, Al McMillan, Dan Breitenstein, John McPhee, Ken Reader, Pete Phifer, Wuert Johnson, Raymond Rose, Norman Rosenstiel, Byron Diggs, Tom Tobin, Ray Calvin, Al King, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Louis Nwokorie, and Bill Curry to the inactive roster.
08-30-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Herman Olenchalk, Carl Beach, Ken Reader, Buchanan Barnes, Jarvis Mark, Tom Tobin, Dee Johnson, Ray Calvin, Gene Atkins, John McPhee, Louis Nwokorie, Pete Phifer, Lee Rule, Al King, Dan Breitenstein, Wuert Johnson, Lakei Woodbury, Byron Diggs, and Bill Curry to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, Bill Nichols, Joe Sigurdson, John Briggs, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Kurt Saunooke, Bob Beverly, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, A.B. Blackwell, Anthony Traynowicz, Chad McKalip, and Shawn Sanders to the inactive roster.
08-23-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Norman Rosenstiel, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Hessley Brigance, Chad McKalip, Anthony Traynowicz, Steve Forrest, Ken Williams, Chase Jackson, Dave Richardson, Joe Sigurdson, Terry Mitchell, George Barnes, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Shawn Sanders, John Briggs, and Dale Harvin to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs, Lee Rule, Louis Nwokorie, Dee Johnson, Bill Curry, Carl Beach, Keith McGriff, Dan Breitenstein, Willard Kaufman, John McPhee, Herman Olenchalk, Ken Reader, Ray Calvin, Buchanan Barnes, Cory Parsons, Jarvis Mark, Stan Tuiasosopo, Al King, Tom Tobin, and Pete Phifer to the inactive roster.
08-17-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga, Lee Rule, Carl Beach, Dan Breitenstein, Buchanan Barnes, John McPhee, Ken Reader, Pete Phifer, Hugh Darnall, Cory Parsons, Herman Olenchalk, Byron Diggs, Tom Tobin, Ray Calvin, Willard Kaufman, Al King, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Bill Curry, and Lakei Woodbury to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Al Cowne, Shawn Sanders, Wuert Johnson, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, Dale Harvin, George Barnes, Dave Richardson, Tyrus Lee, and Halvor Elway to the inactive roster.
12-29-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Kurt Saunooke, and Shawn Sanders to the active roster.
12-22-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Joe Grant, Joe Stewart, and Hessley Brigance to the inactive roster.
09-01-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Joe Grant, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Al Cowne, Shawn Sanders, Terry Mitchell, John Briggs, Reggie Rambo, Hessley Brigance, George Barnes, Dave Richardson, Tyrus Lee, Lakei Woodbury, Bill Nichols, Halvor Elway, and Anthony Traynowicz to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Nathan Harlow, Mark Ellis, Aaron Bracken, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Bullet Shaffer, Steve Walker, Drew Mincy, M.L. Wiley, Bob Goebel, Byron Diggs, Chief Williams, Keith McGriff, Jim Anderson, Ed Reilly, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Larry Franklin, and Stan Tuiasosopo to the inactive roster.
08-10-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Pat Peets, Byron Diggs, Nathan Harlow, Chief Williams, Dee Johnson, Ed Reilly, Larry Franklin, John Rodgers, M.L. Wiley, Byron Reifsnyder, Keith McGriff, Dan Breitenstein, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Lorenzo Bethune, Shawn Bostic, Steve Walker, Aaron Bracken, Jarvis Mark, Eagle Harris, Gene Atkins, Drew Mincy, Stan Tuiasosopo, and Jim Anderson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Joe Stewart, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Larry Mathys, Hessley Brigance, Chad McKalip, Lakei Woodbury, Al Cowne, Anthony Traynowicz, Mark Ellis, Ken Williams, Chase Jackson, Wuert Johnson, Bill Nichols, Eric Fellows, Terry Mitchell, Bob Goebel, George Barnes, Al Bailey, Reggie Rambo, Tyrus Lee, Shawn Sanders, and Dale Harvin to the inactive roster.
09-02-1979The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, John Briggs, Tom Tobin, George Barnes, Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, Dale Harvin, Ken Williams, Eric Fellows, Joe Grant, Kurt Saunooke, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, Wuert Johnson, Lakei Woodbury, A.B. Blackwell, Larry Mathys, Chad McKalip, Shawn Sanders, and Al Cowne to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bob Duckett, Andy Ptacek, Todd Peabody, Bullet Shaffer, Obafemi Krauss, Drew Mincy, Charlie DeGree, Jarvis Mark, Ernie Johnson, Aaron Bracken, Jim Anderson, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Eagle Harris, Stan Tuiasosopo, Bill Layden, Freddie Doig, Joe Lyons, Shawn Bostic, Rebel Moffett, and Keith McGriff to the inactive roster.
08-26-1979The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Rebel Moffett, Anthony Traynowicz, Keith McGriff, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Bill Layden, Obafemi Krauss, Aaron Bracken, Lamar Nickla, Jarvis Mark, and Bill Black to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Joe Stewart, Joe Grant, Larry Mathys, Hessley Brigance, Lakei Woodbury, Ken Williams, Wuert Johnson, Bill Nichols, Terry Mitchell, Tyrus Lee, and John Briggs to the inactive roster.
08-19-1979The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, John Briggs, Tyrus Lee, Stan Tuiasosopo, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Reggie Rambo, Joe Grant, Hessley Brigance, Wuert Johnson, Lakei Woodbury, and Larry Mathys to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Wayne Riffle, Lamar Nickla, Jarvis Mark, Aaron Bracken, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Dave Hape, Bill Layden, Bill Black, Rebel Moffett, Cap Kuchta, and Keith McGriff to the inactive roster.
08-12-1979The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Marv Williams, Todd Peabody, Wayne Riffle, Lamar Nickla, Jarvis Mark, Raymond Rose, Aaron Bracken, Jim Anderson, Bob Goebel, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Eagle Harris, Bill Layden, Joe Lyons, Shawn Bostic, Rebel Moffett, and Cap Kuchta to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, John Briggs, Tom Tobin, Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Reggie Rambo, Joe Grant, Joe Buggs, Hessley Brigance, Stan Sprinkle, Wuert Johnson, Lakei Woodbury, A.B. Blackwell, Anthony Traynowicz, Eugene Perini, and Larry Mathys to the inactive roster.
08-21-1978The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John Briggs, Tom Tobin, Joe Stewart, Stan Sprinkle, Lakei Woodbury, Hessley Brigance, Joe Grant, Larry Mathys, Ken Williams, Al Bailey, and Tyrus Lee to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Keith Merriweather, Keith McGriff, Aaron Bracken, John McPhee, Jim Anderson, Vince Ford, Arthur Morley, Wayne Riffle, Bob Goebel, Eagle Harris, and Stan Tuiasosopo to the inactive roster.
08-13-1978The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Wayne Riffle, Jarvis Mark, Aaron Bracken, Jim Anderson, Eagle Harris, Stan Tuiasosopo, Vince Ford, Arthur Morley, Bill Apple, Anthony Traynowicz, Brad Ogden, and Keith Merriweather to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John Briggs, Tom Tobin, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Hessley Brigance, Stan Sprinkle, Lakei Woodbury, Eugene Perini, and Larry Mathys to the inactive roster.
09-20-1976Trade #54691 has been completed between the Washington Xenomorphs and the Winnipeg Starriors. The Winnipeg Starriors receive Cory Parsons (C), Dennis Field (T), David Gulledge (WR) from the Washington Xenomorphs in exchange for Joe Grant (DE).
08-10-1975The Charlotte 49ers have automatically moved Joe Grant to the active roster.