Grady Benton

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Grady Benton
Personal information
Born: (1973-02-20) February 20, 1973 (age 50)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Mesa (AZ)
College: West Texas A&M
Position: Quarterback
Career history
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:64 / 133
Passing yards:889
TDINT:11–7
Passer rating:68.78
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Grady Benton (born February 20, 1973) is a former American football quarterback who played one season in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Memphis Pharaohs and Texas Terror. He first enrolled at Arizona State University before transferring to West Texas A&M University. [1] He was the offensive coordinator at Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas from 2000 to 2006. [2] He was the head football coach at Slaton High School in Slaton, Texas from 2007 to 2011, accumulating a record of 14–36. [2] [3] He was the head football coach at Haskell High School in Haskell, Texas from 2012 to 2016, accumulating a record of 21–30. [4] [3]

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