Former New York Jet Larry Grantham ‘overwhelmed’ by efforts to save his Super Bowl III ring

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

by Jenny Vrentas/The Star-Ledger

Larry Grantham, NY Jets

Larry Grantham, NY Jets

This morning, former Jets linebacker Larry Grantham opened an overnight-express package carrying the Super Bowl III ring he thought he might never see again.

“It was tears of joy, a lot of them,” Grantham said Friday by phone from his home in Mississippi. “I’ve got no words to tell you.”

Grantham had put his ring from the Jets’ 1968 championship season up for auction on AmericanMemorabilia.com to help offset mounting medical bills. But thanks to the efforts of Freedom House, a Hunterdon County drug-and-alcohol treatment center Grantham has supported over the past decade, the auction house agreed to take the ring down, without penalty, and the thousands of dollars in donations the organization raised will go toward Grantham’s medical expenses. READ MORE

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About Jeff Nixon

Jeff was a first team consensus All-American from the University of Richmond in 1978. He is 7th in NCAA history with 23 career interceptions. Played for the Buffalo Bills 1979-1984. Led the team with 6 interceptions in Rookie Year. Holds Bills record for 4 takeaways in a single game - 3 interceptions and a fumble recovery. Tied Bills record with four consecutive games with an interception. After 5 knee surgeries Jeff retired from pro football in 1985. He worked for 13 years (1988-2000) as the Youth Bureau Director for Buffalo and Erie County. He has worked for the past 11 years as the Youth Employment Director for Buffalo. Plays guitar and was voted best R&B guitar player by Buffalo Nightlife Magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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