Grady Benton (born February 20, 1973) is a former American 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.[1] He was the offensive coordinator at Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas from 2000 to 2006.[2] He was the head football coach at Slaton High School in Slaton, Texas from 2007 to 2011, accumulating a record of 14–36.[2][3] He was the head football coach at Haskell High School in Haskell, Texas from 2012 to 2016, accumulating a record of 21–30.[4][3]

Grady Benton
Personal information
Born: (1973-02-20) February 20, 1973 (age 51)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Mesa (AZ)
College:
Position:Quarterback
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:64 / 133
Passing yards:889
TDINT:11–7
Passer rating:68.78
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Slaton Tigers () (2007–2011)
2007 Slaton 4–6 1–4 5th
2008 Slaton 2–8 0–7 8th
2009 Slaton 2–8 0–7 8th
2010 Slaton 1–9 1–6 7th
2011 Slaton 5–5 3–4 5th
Slaton: 14–36 5–28
Haskell Indians () (2012–2016)
2012 Haskell 3–7 1–4 4th
2013 Haskell 2–8 0–4 5th
2014 Haskell 5–5 2–3 4th
2015 Haskell 7–4 3–2 4th
2016 Haskell 4–6 2–3 4th
Haskell: 21–30 8–16
Total: 35–66

References

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  1. ^ Hodges, Jim (November 10, 1994). "Players Sun Devils Have a Plummer, but Too Many Leaks to Plug : College football: Sophomore quarterback quickly learns that he can't do it all". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Zuvanich, Adam (July 6, 2007). "Benton takes over resurgent Slaton program". lubbockonline.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Haskell Hires Slatons Former Coach". lonestargridiron.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Haskell ISD reassigns Benton". reporternews.com. November 18, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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