Grady Sizemore/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
Grady Sizemore was an excellent high school athlete who earned a football scholarship at the University of Washington for his high school exploits, for which he was honored as a 1999 Inductee into the Snohomish County Football Hall of Fame.[1] Among his other honors in high school were being named 1999 Associated Press Class 4A All-State first team at defensive back, 1999 Seattle Times all-state first team at defensive back, selected to 1999 Seattle Times preseason all-state first-team at RB, and the Everett Herald's state defensive player of the year. He was also a preseason baseball all-American in 1998, and two-time all-conference selection at outfield.[1] All this caught the eye of the Montreal Expos, whi drafted him in the Third Round of the June 2000 draft.[2]
