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All-State football: Clinton's Grant Lee considers being a coach's kid a blessing
OKLAHOMAN ALL-STATE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN — Clinton junior Grant Lee says his father, Clinton coach Mike Lee, has been his biggest influence.
By Ed Godfrey
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Published: December 23, 2012
Oklahoman
Being the son of the head football coach can have its disadvantages, but for Clinton offensive lineman Grant Lee, it's been a blessing.
“My biggest influence was my dad (Clinton coach Mike Lee),” Grant Lee said. “He has always pushed me to be as good as player as I can be and he's always taught me to respect my opponent.
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“He's taught me to play hard, and him being my coach, I always work a little harder than everyone else.”
Only a junior, the 6-3, 3-5-pound Lee was named an offensive lineman on The...
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