Danny Ray Grayson was born on July 27, 1967, in Paris, Texas.

I’ll tell you what, you’re on scholarship right now!”[2] Grayson became a starter at middle linebacker in 1988 and was a two-year letterman from 1988 to 1989.

[3] Grayson was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round, with the 182nd overall pick, of the 1990 NFL draft.

[1] About ten years before his death, Grayson started having behavioral difficulties and also underwent a personality change.

[2] Due to this, Grayson believed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy from his football career and had his brain donated to science.