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| Position: | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1937-05-23)May 23, 1937 Marks, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died: | September 13, 2019(2019-09-13) (aged 82) Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Argo (IL) |
| College: | Western Illinois |
| Undrafted: | 1960 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Lawrence Jr. Garron (May 23, 1937 – September 13, 2019)[1] was an Americanprofessional football player. Afullback, he playedcollege football atWestern Illinois University, then played professionally in theAmerican Football League (AFL) for theBoston Patriots from 1960 through 1968. He holds the team record run of 85 yards from scrimmage, set in a game against theBuffalo Bills on October 22, 1961. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry in 1962 and accounted for 1,168 total yards from scrimmage in 1963.
Garron was anAmerican Football League All-Star in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1967, and a member of the Patriots' All-1960s (AFL) Team.
For one season, along withBob Fouracre, he served as a color commentator forNew England Patriots preseason games.
At the same time Larry Garron was on the Patriots he studied various forms ofmartial arts. He held ranks inKenpō (fist law),Hakkō-ryūJujutsu,Gōjū-ryū (hard soft system),Shintō Musō-ryū,YoshitsuneJujitsu, andTaekwondo.
Larry had some talented sporting sons and nephews, including nephew Donald Garron, who won the 1981 Massachusetts All State 220 yard championship in 22.37, as well asRufus Harris, who had a tryout with theBoston Celtics in 1980. Two of his sons, Arnold and Andre, are in the Hall of Fame for American football at the University of New Hampshire. Andre also played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs as a running back and kick returner for two seasons in the late 1980s. Arnold also played professionally in the NFL one year for the New England Patriots and one year for the Washington Redskins as a defensive back[2]
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