Larry McGrew

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Larry McGrew
Date of birth:	July 23, 1957 (1957-07-23)
Place of birth:	Berkeley, CA
Date of death:	April 2, 2004 (age 46)
Place of death:	Lancaster, CA
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 2 / Pick 45
Organizations
As player:
1980-1989 1990	New England Patriots New York Giants
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Lawrence "Larry" McGrew (June 23, 1957 - April 2, 2004) was a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.

1 Professional career
2 Super Bowl XX
3 College career
4 Death

[edit] Professional career

McGrew played for the National Football League New England Patriots and New York Giants between 1980 and 1990.

[edit] Super Bowl XX

An excellent linebacker and relentless defender, McGrew will forever be remembered for a play he didn't make that occurred during Super Bowl XX between the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears in 1986. One of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history was William "The Refrigerator" Perry's touchdown run. Lawrence was on the receiving end of the hit that propelled Perry into the endzone and into Super Bowl history. Lawrence was no match for Perry's momentum and wide girth and was consequently run over and flattened by Perry in the end zone. When Lawrence didn't get up immediately after the play a teammate came over and asked him if he was he okay. Lawrence replied "Yeah, I'm fine. But I just made ESPN highlights for eternity."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] College career

He played college football at the University of Southern California.

[edit] Death

McGrew collapsed at his home in Lancaster, California, due to a massive heart attack. Larry leaves his wife, Charyce McGrew and their two children Kelsey and Kayman in addition to three children by a previous marriage.