Vanier grad Otis Grant had it all. As WBO Middlewight Champion of the World, he was virtually unchallenged in his weight class. Then, in 1998, a horrific car accident in which he suffered a punctured lung, smashed ribs and spent a week in a coma seemed to spell the end of an incredibly promising career. Grant decided to make a comeback in 2003 and many of his last fights resulted in victories but he officially announced his retirement in December 2006.
Update: Read Jack Todd's story on Otis' retirement from December 2006
Update: Read a Montreal Gazette story from April 2006
Update: Read an inspirational story from October 2005 from The Hour
Update: October 2005: Otis crowned as the WBC Super Middleweight Champion.

Not many people are aware that Otis Grant was originally a school teacher. He's always been known for his charitable work with poor children.

The photo on the right shows him working with students from Lindsay Place High School. He established a foundation called Otis Grant and Friends that helps needy families in the Greater Montreal area.

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Read about Otis Grant's victory over Nader Hamdan from March 2005

Interview with Otis Grant just before his
November 22nd return fight

1998 Profile on Otis from the Montreal Mirror

Otis serves as guest speaker at the 1998
Vanier College Graduation Ceremonies

More on Otis Grant's community work from
the Lindsay Place High School website