Grady Benton

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Grady Benton
Personal information
Born: (1973-02-20) February 20, 1973 (age 51)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Mesa (AZ)
College:
Position: Quarterback
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
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]

Contents

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Slaton Tigers ()(2007–2011)
2007Slaton4–61–45th
2008Slaton2–80–78th
2009Slaton2–80–78th
2010Slaton1–91–67th
2011Slaton5–53–45th
Slaton:14–365–28
Haskell Indians ()(2012–2016)
2012Haskell3–71–44th
2013Haskell2–80–45th
2014Haskell5–52–34th
2015Haskell7–43–24th
2016Haskell4–62–34th
Haskell:21–308–16
Total:35–66

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References

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