Woody Grimshaw

George W. "Woody" Grimshaw


Born:
September 24, 1919
England

Died:
October 20, 1974
Methuen, MA


Career
Dean Academy - Franklin, MA (High School)
1943-44 Brown University (College)
1944-45 Brown University (College)
1945-46 Brown University (College)
1946-47 Brown University (College)
1946-47 Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1947-48 University of Puerto Rico (College) Head coach
1948-49 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
1948-49 University of Puerto Rico (College) Head coach
1949-50 University of Puerto Rico (College) Head coach 
1950-51 Tufts College (College) Head coach, freshmen
1951-52 Tufts College (College) Head coach, freshmen
1952-53 Tufts College (College) Head coach, freshmen
1953-54 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1954-55 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1955-56 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1956-57 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1957-58 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1958-59 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1959-60 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1960-61 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1961-62 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1962-63 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1963-64 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1964-65 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1965-66 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1966-67 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1967-68 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1968-69 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1969-70 Tufts College (College) Head coach
1970-71 Tufts College (College) Head coach

Grimshaw was born in England and became a football and basketball player at Brown. He moved on to the BAA, playing with Providence. In the summer of 1947, he stepped on a nail and had to get a tetanus shot. The injection greatly affected his shot and he was done playing. He was an assistant football coach at Tufts when he was approached to take the basketball coaching job in Puerto Rico, which he accepted and stayed there until he had the opportunity to return to Tufts. He took the freshman job at Tufts, and was later promoted to the varsity squad, where he stayed for 18 seasons.

Source:
Portsmouth Herald, February 3, 1944
Nashua Telegraph, October 16, 1947
Portsmouth Herald, May 5, 1953
New York Times, May 9, 1971
Boston Globe, October 22, 1974

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grimswo01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=grimswo01