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| Born | November 7, 1974 Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 pounds (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward / Attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Delaware (1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 1999 Rochester Knighthawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL teams | Rochester Knighthawks Colorado Mammoth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Rochester Rattlers Hamilton Nationals New York Lizards Chesapeake Bayhawks Denver Outlaws Ohio Machine Denver Outlaws | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLA teams | Peterborough Lakers Coquitlam Adanacs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2000–2017, 2019-2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lt. Raymond Enners Award (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Christopher Grant Jr. (born November 7, 1974) is an American professional lacrosse coach and retired professional lacrosse player who has played in Major League Lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League, and the Ontario Lacrosse Association. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.[1]
He is widely regarded as one the greatest lacrosse players of all time.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ PLL (2022-12-29). "Redwoods LC hire Pro Lacrosse Hall of Famer John Grant Jr. as an Assistant Coach". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Chronicle, S. M. D. A. (2019, February 2). Is John Grant the best athlete to ever play for a Rochester team? Democrat and Chronicle.
- ^ Staff, M. (2017, July 17). Colorado Mammoth legend John Grant Jr. retires from NLL. Mile High Sports.
- ^ Kohrt, R. (2018, March 23). Mammoth great John Grant Jr. looks back at his pioneering career, and forward to growing his sport. Mile High Sports.
- ^ Upadhyaya, P. (2019, June 20). Outlaws’ John Grant Jr. overcomes the odds in comeback season. The Denver Post.
- ^ Sickafoose, Quentin (2020, June 18) John Grant Jr. re-signs with Denver Outlaws
- ^ Examiner Staff, (2023, July 12). Peterborough’s John Grant Jr. named assistant coach of Canada’s U20 lacrosse team