John Garrett (American football)
American football player and coach
John Morgan Garrett (born March 2, 1965) is an American football coach and former wide receiver. He is the former head football coach at Lafayette College, a position he assumed December 21, 2016 after spending one season as the offensive coordinator for the University of Richmond. He was also a professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and in the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the San Antonio Riders. He played college football at Columbia University and Princeton University.
Early life
Garrett was born in Danville, Pennsylvania. He attended University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, where he played wide receiver under head coach Cliff Foust. He graduated in 1983.
Garrett accepted a football scholarship from Columbia University in 1983. His father, Jim Garrett, became the program's head coach in 1985. Garrett sat out the 1985 season because of an injury he suffered in the preseason camp, and decided to drop out of college to save a season of football eligibility.
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