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Grant Bearbower '97

Grant Bearbower

  • Class
    1997
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Grant Bearbower '97
Plainfield, Illinois
Dentsply International



Bearbower played on the stout Knights' football defensive lines of the late 1990s. He was a two-time all-Iowa Conference first team honoree in 1994 and 1995 and gained team defensive Most Valuable Player and second team All-American honors in 1995. Bearbower played for three teams that won seven-or-more games and helped begin the current run of 16 straight years of the same scenario. He recorded 79 unassisted and 95 assisted tackles during his career with 24 sacks. Bearbower is currently a key account manager at Dentsply International.
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