Jerome Gantt (born October 20, 1948) is a retired

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(NFL) and

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(CFL) offensive tackle and

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champion. Gantt played

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and was chosen in the fourth round (80th overall) of the

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by the NFL's

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, where he played 6 games as a back-up. In 1972, he moved to Canada with the

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and won the

with them that year. In 1974, he played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He also joined the

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of the CFL and was part of their 1974

winning team. He finished his career in 1975 with the

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of the

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* * /www.cflapedia.com/Players/g/gantt_jerome.htm CFLapedia Bio* /www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GantJe20.htm Pro-Football Reference Bio 1948 births Sportspeople from Greensboro, North Carolina Players of American football from Greensboro, North Carolina Buffalo Bills players Montreal Alouettes players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Charlotte Hornets (WFL) players North Carolina Central Eagles football players African-American players of Canadian football Living people 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople American football offensive tackles Canadian football offensive linemen {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub