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Remembering Alton L. Grizzard.
LTJG Alton L. Grizzard was lost on December 1st, 1993 while serving as a Navy SEAL in Coronado, CA.
LTJG Grizzard graduated from Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, VA, where he was a star football player and was named the Virginia Player of the Year in 1986. LTJG Grizzard entered USNA in 1987 where he quickly excelled as a midshipman and starred as the Quarterback on the Navy Football team.
LTJG Grizzard was Navy’s all-time total offense leader with 5,566 yards rushing and passing and became the fourth player in Navy history to rush for 2,000 yards in a career. In his senior year, Grizzard set a record by passing for 12 touchdowns; his total passing yardage for the season was 1,438 yards. He was also elected as a Captain his senior year.
After graduating and commissioning in 1991, he served on SEAL Team 1 and deployed to Somalia.