EP #88 | J.B. Grimes recaps his Arkansas Hall of Fame Career!
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J. B. Grimes’ 43-year football coaching career began with a dream at age 5 of coaching for the Razorbacks. Growing up in Clarendon, Grimes was an All-State offensive lineman for the Lions, going on to Henderson State (3 AIC Championships) as a swing/offensive guard for the Reddies. He started in the Bicentennial Bowl, the NAIA National Championship game, and toured Europe with the Reddies football team. He was a part of two high school coaching staffs at Nashville and Des Arc in 1977 and 1978. Grimes started his college coaching career as a Grad Assistant coach at Northeast Louisiana, then to the University of Arkansas. Grimes coached for two years with the Razorbacks under Lou Holtz. His first job as a full-time assistant coach was with Jimmie "Red" Parker at Delta State in 1983. As a career Offensive Line Coach, Grimes has won five championships at three different Arkansas Universities, Henderson, the U of A and Arkansas State. Grimes was the O-line coach for a national championship team at Northeast Louisiana University and he coached Auburn to a SEC Championship and NCAA Bowl Champion series final. He was part of 7 championship teams in 6 conferences: SEC, SWC, Big 12, Big East, Sunbelt, Southland. He has coached over 80 OL who have gone on to play in the NFL. Grimes has coached in 20 bowl games among them: the Rose (National Championship against Florida State), Sugar, Orange, Cotton, Gator, Alamo, Liberty, Go Daddy, Music City, Outback, Birmingham and Gallery Furniture Bowls Notable Arkansas head coaches Grimes has played for are Ronnie Kerr at Clarendon and Ralph "Sporty" Carpenter at Henderson. He coached with Kenny Hatfield (UA), Gus Malzahn (ASU and Auburn), John Thompson (East Carolina) and Tommy Tuberville (Cincinnati). He has been inducted into the Henderson Hall of Fame. Grimes battled tongue cancer in his final coaching year at Auburn and retired to Nashville, AR.