John LaGrone

{{Short description|American football player and judge (1944–2022)}} {{More footnotes|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography | name = John LaGrone | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|11|4}} | birth_place = Borger, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|3|27|1944|11|4}} | death_place = Fritch, Texas, U.S. | team = | number = | import = yes | position1 = Defensive tackle | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 235 | college = Southern Methodist | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1967}}–{{CFL Year|1974}} | playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos | career_highlights = * DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy (1969) * CFL Most Outstanding Lineman (1969) * 2× CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|1968}}, {{CFL Year|1969}}) * 6× CFL West All-Star ({{CFL Year|1967}}, {{CFL Year|1968}}, {{CFL Year|1969}}, {{CFL Year|1971}}, {{CFL Year|1972}}, {{CFL Year|1973}}) * Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour (1988)<ref>[http://www.esks.com/page/history-woh Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028173300/http://esks.com/page/history-woh |date=2010-10-28 }}. Esks.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-06.</ref> * Consensus All-American (1966) * 3× First-team All-SWC (1964, 1965, 1966) }} '''John Wesley LaGrone III''' (November 4, 1944 – March 27, 2022) was an American professional gridiron football player who played for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Edmonton Eskimos.

==CFL== After playing college football at Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American, LaGrone spent his entire eight-year CFL career from 1967 to 1974 as a defensive tackle. He was named a Western Conference All-Star six 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 served as a judge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.hutchinson.tx.us/ips/cms/districtcourt/Districtjudge2.html |title=Welcome to Hutchinson County, Texas |accessdate=2011-09-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403064228/http://www.co.hutchinson.tx.us/ips/cms/districtcourt/Districtjudge2.html |archivedate=April 3, 2007 }}. hutchinson.tx.us</ref> in Hutchinson County, Texas.<ref>[http://mybirdie.ca/files/5163e81b6929be5fe43a556d44f8f2d4-6387.php Retro: Eskimo Great John LaGrone]. mybirdie.ca. 02/07/2009</ref> He died on March 27, 2022, in Fritch, Texas, aged 77.<ref>[http://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24413237/john-wesley-lagrone-iii John Wesley LaGrone, III]</ref>

==Further reading== *{{cite news|url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/082499/spo_fnf-16-2.shtml|title=LaGrone was a complete player|last=Beilue|first=Jon Mark|publisher=Amarillo Globe-News |date=1999-08-24}} *{{cite news|url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/110799/spo_070-2549.001.shtml|title=This judge used to rule with defense|last=Gove|first=Chris|publisher=Amarillo Globe-News |date=1999-11-07}}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{1966 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{CFL MO Lineman}}

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