About Jason Grimes
Born 1959. Jason Grimes is an American athletics competitor.
Jason Grimes (born September 10, 1959) is an American long jumper. Graduate of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Among his accomplishments, he took a silver medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and was All-American at the University of Tennessee.
Grimes later tried out for the Detroit Lions NFL team despite not having American football experience.
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Who is Jason Grimes?
American long jumper
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Jason Grimes was born on 10 September 1959.
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Jason Grimes is an athletics competitor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jason Grimes. https://biography.guide/jason-grimes/
MLA: "Jason Grimes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jason-grimes/.
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