John Grant, Jr. (lacrosse player)
| John Grant Jr. | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
November 7, 1974 Peterborough, Ontario |
| Position | Attack |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 220 pounds (100 kg) |
| MSL team | Peterborough Lakers |
|
NLL team F. Teams |
Colorado Mammoth Rochester Knighthawks |
|
MLL Team F. Teams |
Ohio Machine |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft | 1st overall, 1999 Rochester Knighthawks |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Junior |
Ohio Machine
Hamilton Nationals
Rochester Rattlers
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Long Island lizards
John Christopher Grant Jr. (born November 7, 1974) is a professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League and the Ohio Machine in Major League Lacrosse.
Grant is the son of a former star of the original Philadelphia Wings and the Ontario Lacrosse Association, John Grant, Sr. He has a physical education degree from the University of Delaware. He is married to Raygen Rogers. He has one child, a girl, named Gabrayel Louise Grant, born March 14, 2010.
Grant began his Ontario Lacrosse Association career with the Peterborough Lakers in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. He was named the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player 1994, and was the league's top scorer in 1993, 1994, and 1995. In 1995, Grant moved up to the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) with the Peterborough Lakers, where he won the Top Rookie of the Year award. In 2000, Grant won the MSL Most Valuable Player award. In 2002 and 2003, Grant moved west, playing in the Western Lacrosse Association with the Coquitlam Adanacs earning All-Star recognition.
Grant came back to the Peterborough Lakers in 2004, and led the team to a Mann Cup victory, earning the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as the competition's Most Valuable Player. In 2006 and 2007, Grant again won the Mann Cup as a member of the Lakers, earning his second Mann Cup MVP Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy in 2007.
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