Dean Griffing

Dean Griffing

Date of birth:	May 17, 1915
Place of birth:	St George, Kansas
Date of death:	February 9, 1998
Place of death:	Sarasota, Florida
Career information
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	C
College:	Kansas State
Organizations
As player:
1936-1943 1944 1945-1947	Regina Roughriders Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Calgary Stampeders
CFL West All-Star:	1937, 1938, 1940
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1965

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 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.^[3][1] In 1960-61, Griffing became the first general manager of the Denver Broncos, selected in part because of his known and needed frugality.^[1][4][2] 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. ^ ^{a b c} Ed Gruver (September 1997). The American Football League: a year-by-year history, 1960-1969. McFarland. pp. 40–. ISBN 9780786403998. http://books.google.com/books?id=qKKK1joc7PcC&pg=PA40. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "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. ^ ^{a b c} "- Dean Griffing". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2011 [last update]. http://www.cfhof.ca/page/griffingdean. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} 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 9780786441266. http://books.google.com/books?id=-U7R25OhFnUC&pg=PA116. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
5. ^ "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. 

Persondata
Name	Griffing, Dean
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 16, 1913
Place of birth	St George, Kansas
Date of death	February 9 1998
Place of death	Sarasota, Florida