ag her . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁Ros ary ▁High ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Par ade ▁Magazine ▁All - American ▁and ▁National ▁Def ender ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Gr imes ▁attended ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁NS CAA ▁First ▁Team ▁All - American . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁H erman ▁Award ▁( National ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ) ▁final ist ▁in ▁both ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁year ▁at ▁SM U . ▁ ▁His ▁senior ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁voting . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Econom ics . ▁ ▁Professional ▁Gr imes ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Fox es ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Professional ▁Soccer ▁League ▁( AP SL ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Storm ▁of ▁the ▁MS L ▁draft ed ▁Gr imes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁I cel and ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁season ▁with ▁T ind ast oll ▁FC . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁Miami ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁A PS L . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1