Bud Grant Children: Meet Bruce Grant, Mike Grant

Bud Grant had six children with his wife Pat. They are Kathy, Laurie, Peter, Mike, Bruce and Danny. Bruce died on July 25, 2018, from Brain cancer.

Their son Mike Grant started coaching in 1979 at Minnetonka HS, then became the Forest Lake head in 1981-1986 & 1989-1992.

Mike has coached Eden Prairie to 11 state championships since 1992. Bud Grant’s grandson Ryan Grant was a quarterback and linebacker at Eden Prairie and plated at the University of Minnesota (2008-2012) as a linebacker.

Bud’s granddaughter, Jenny is married to former NFL quarterback Gibran Hamdan.

Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994. He was the first coach to guide the teams to the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl, the only other being Marv Levy.

After retiring, Grant became a less prominent public figure and focused on hunting and fishing and supporting environmental reforms.