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Larry Grantham, left, threw Jim Kiick for a 1-yard loss in a Dec. 13, 1970, game between the Jets and the Dolphins in Miami.
Jim Kerlin/Associated Press; thumbnail, Associated Press, late 1960s
Larry Grantham
Died on June 17, 2017 at age 78
An undersize linebacker, Grantham was an eight-time All-Star in the American Football League and the defensive captain of the Jets. He helped the team upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, a watershed game in the history of professional football.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.