Tommy Grant was a fleet footed Canadian out of the Windsor Junior football program who joined Hamilton in 1956.  Grant Played 14 seasons in the CFL, 13 of them with Hamilton, and finishing his career with Winnipeg in 1969.  Grant was mainly a receiver during his career, but Hamilton did line him up in the backfield sometimes as a running back.  In 1956 he had 37 carries, 28 in 1958 and 31 in 1962.  Like most Canadian rookies, Grant paid his dues as a backup in his first couple of seasons, with 10 catches in 1956 and 16 in 1957 before becoming a regular in 1958 with 30 catches for 756 yards and an outstanding 25.2 yard average.  A high average gain per catch was a trademark of Grant throughout his career as he averaged over 20 yards a catch 8 times.  Grant's career high for catches was 44, reached in both 1961 and again in 1964.  By today's standards, those are not high totals, but it was a 14 game schedule back then and teams ran the ball much more frequently in that era.  Grant ranked near the top of the East in receiving for much of his career at a time when 50 catches a year could lead the division.  Grant won an East All-Star in 1963 and a Canadian All-Star in 1964.  The two All-Star selections reflect the change that was taking place in the CFL at that time.  Grant's 1963 selection was for halfback / running back, despite the fact he didn't carry the ball once in 1963!  The game was transitioning to a more pass orientated attack, and Gran'ts "Flanker" position was not recognized in the All-Star voting which at the time selected two Ends and four halfbacks.  In 1964, the Flanker position was recognized as an official All-Star position with the reduction to three running backs, and Grant was the first person to win All-Canadian honours at Flanker. Besides his receiving skills, Grant was also a noted kick returner for both punts and kickoffs. Grant was second in the East in kickorf return yards in 1960 and led the East with 615 yards in 1962, including one returned 105 yards for a touchdown.  In 1964, Grant was named the Outstanding Canadian in the CFL.  Tommy Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

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