Grady Benton

Grady Benton (born February 20, 1973) is an American former professional 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.

Early life Grady Benton was born on February 20, 1973. He played high school football at Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona. He was suspended for the first game of the 1992 season after pleading no contest to using a stolen credit card. He began the 1993 season as the starter but Jake Plummer eventually took over the starting job after Benton was injured. Benton completed 63 of 132 passes (47.7%) for 760 yards, six touchdowns, and nine interceptions that season. He earned Dr. C.M. Frank second-team All-American and Football Gazette third-team All-American honors for the 1994 season, and also finished fifth in voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy. He was the head football coach at Haskell High School in Haskell, Texas from 2012 to 2016, accumulating a record of 21–30.

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