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| Date of birth: May 17, 1915 | |
| Place of birth: St. George, Kansas | |
| Date of death: February 9, 1998 (aged 82) | |
| Place of death: Sarasota, Florida | |
| Career information | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| Canadian Football Hall of Fame | |
Dean Griffing (born May 17, 1915 in St. George, Kansas), was a former offensive lineman, coach, and general manager. He played as a centre a center and linebacker for the University of Kansas in 1936.[1][2] for the Regina Roughriders from 1936–1943, for Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in 1944, and the Calgary Stampeders from 1945–1947; the last he also part owned.[3] Griffing was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1965.[3] He coached Saskatchewan during the mid-1950s.[1][3] In 1960-61, Griffing became the first general manager of the Denver Broncos, selected in part because of his known and needed frugality.[1][2][4] He was responsible for the team's unappealing brown and yellow uniform and ugly socks, which he had bought secondhand from a high school all-star game.[4] He later worked as special assignment scout for George Halas and the Chicago Bears.[2]
Griffing died in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida.[2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Gruver (September 1997). The American Football League: a year-by-year history, 1960-1969. McFarland. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-7864-0399-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=qKKK1joc7PcC&pg=PA40. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "St. Charles East honors Bowman for 100th career victory". Daily Herald. January 31, 2011 [last update]. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100930/sports/309309874/print/. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "- Dean Griffing". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2011 [last update]. http://www.cfhof.ca/page/griffingdean. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 William J. Ryczek; Don Maynard (January 2009). Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL. McFarland. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-7864-4126-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=-U7R25OhFnUC&pg=PA116. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Dean Griffing Obituary". Beacon News. February 12, 1998. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BC&p_theme=bc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB1EEB80B7949BF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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