Grant with his folks and siblings in 2016 (from left to right), his brother Andrew, sister Claire, Grant, mother Diane, and father Chris.( Source : facebook )
Grant Calcaterra parents Chris Calcaterra and Diane Calcaterra are from California. Chris is a chief vice president at Glaukos Corporation.
Chris married his wife Diane in 1988. He invited his partner over to watch the 1986 Super Bowl – the Bears vs. the Patriots, and they started their relationship.
Grant is an American football tight end from Cincinnati, Ohio. He plays for the National Football League team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Calcaterra played college football in Oklahoma before transferring to Southern Methodist University.
The 24-year-old attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School and started his football journey. The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Calcaterra with the 198th in the sixth round overall of the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Eagles then offered him a $3.8 million deal with a $174,142 signing bonus.
Grant Calcaterra Family Origin
Grant Calcaterra father Chris Calcaterra and mother Diane Calcaterra are from Los Angeles city of California.
Diane and Chris crossed paths in the mid-1980s when they were both sales representatives for medical supply companies. Fortunately, their companies merged, and they started working together.
The Calcaterra family celebrating Grant and Sophie's engagement in July 2022. ( Source : mobile )
They maintained a good friendship until Chris called her to watch a football game. Soon, he invited her for dinner and prepared Cornish game hens, which became her favorite.
She joined him at the dinner, and they started dating soon after some time. So he kneeled and proposed to her with a ring in April 1988.
Diane said "yes," and they married in Fort Wayne, Indiana, seven months later, on November 5, 1988.
Chris is on Twitter under the username @cmcalcaterra. Similarly, Diane is also on Twitter as @DianeCalcaterra. She took writing courses at UCLA and claimed to have started her novel.
Chris Calcaterra Career
Grant's father, Chris Calcaterra, is an Executive Vice President at Glaukos Cooperative.
Based on his LinkedIn profile, Chris started his career as Territory Manager, Medical Products Division at Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Louisville, Kentucky. He joined the company in 1982 and worked there for three years. Baxter Travenol Laboratories is an American multinational healthcare company.
He then worked as Territory Manager in Pharmaseal Division at Baxter Healthcare in 1986. After that, the father of four held the same role in another company named Allergan in the surgical division.
Chris Calcaterra with his only daughter Claire in 2017. ( Source : facebook )
The California native worked as a manager for an American pharmaceutical company for a year before getting promoted to Territory Manager in Surgical Division. Moreover, he was promoted again to Regional Sales Manager and held the position for five years.
Chris took charge as National Accounts Manager at Allergan in 1995. He became the Director of U.S. Surgical Sales in 1996 before being elected Vice President.
Calcaterra left Allergan after eleven years of service and accepted the post of Vice President in U.S. Sales and Marketing at Advanced Medical Optics. He was the vice president from 2002 to 2004 in the Santa Ana, California-based company.
The father of four took the same role at the same company in America's Sales and Marketing division and worked until 2006. Chris was promoted to Senior vice president in 2007. He left Advanced Medical Optics in 2008.
The 24-year-old player with his family of six during his graduation in 2017. ( Source : facebook )
Calcaterra has been working at Glaukos Cooperative for the past fourteen years. He has held different positions, including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President.
In addition, the official website of Ophthalmology Innovation Source claims that Mr. Calcaterra has served as a chief operating officer since February 2017.
He has landed some top-notch jobs thanks to his outstanding academic qualifications. Chris earned his BASc, Marketing/Marketing Management, and General degree from Miami University in 1982.
Moreover, he completed his MBA in 1997 from Xavier University - Williams College of Business.
Grant Has Three Siblings
Grant grew up in California with three siblings. Grant was born as one of the triplets.
The 24-year-old player was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 4, 1998. His eldest sibling, Nick Calcaterra, was born in 1993 and is currently 29.
The firstborn graduated from high school at Santa Margarita High, went to the University of Oregon, and is currently employed at Gallo Wine in Seattle. The eldest among four is a massive fan of sports and particularly football.
Nick is active on Twitter under the username @nickcalc, with over two hundred followers. He loves to share posts about his brother Grant from this account. He has been using this profile since April 2012. Nick got engaged to his partner Kait in October 2022.
Calcaterra with his siblings, Andrew (first from left), Claire (second from left), Nick (first from right). ( Source : facebook )
His triplet brother Andrew was 3 pounds, 10 ounces during his birth, and his only sister Claire was 3 pounds, 11 ounces. Grant was always the biggest among the three and weighed 3 pounds, 15 ounces after birth.
Claire played soccer for Kansas State University. Claire played as a forward for them after completing high school at Santa Margarita Catholic. She majored in nutrition and pre-nursing.
Moreover, she helped the Santa Margarita Catholic Eagles to a national No. 1 ranking in the winter girls' soccer rankings. It was ranked by USA Today and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The Calcaterra Triplets enjoying their time in their hometown. ( Source : facebook )
Claire aided the Eagles to the 2015-16 California State Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 1 title and the 2016 SoCal Regional Championship. In addition, She also contributed to the program's two Trinity League championships.
Claire is active on Instagram under the username @clairecalcaterra. She is associated with the Denver College of Nursing.
Likewise, she also has a Facebook account with more than seven hundred friends. She actively updates her profile.
For instance, she mentioned that she graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in May 2021. She lives in Coto de Caza, California.
