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American gridiron football player, coach, and executive

Dean Griffing
Born:(1915-05-17)May 17, 1915
St. George, Kansas, U.S.
Died:February 9, 1998(1998-02-09) (aged 82)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Center
CollegeKansas State
Career history
As player
1936–1943Regina Roughriders
1944Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1945–1947Calgary Stampeders
CFL West All-Star1937, 1938, 1940
Career stats

Orrin Dean Griffing (1915 – 1998) was an American gridiron football player, coach, and executive. He played as a center and linebacker for the Kansas State University in 1933 and 1934, for the Regina Roughriders from 1936 to 1943, for Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in 1944, and the Calgary Stampeders from 1945 to 1947; the last he also part owned. Griffing was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1965. He coached Saskatchewan during the mid-1950s. In 1960, Griffing became the first general manager of the Denver Broncos, selected in part because of his known and needed frugality. He was responsible for the team's brown and yellow uniform and socks, which he had bought secondhand from a high school all-star game. He later worked as special assignment scout for the Chicago Bears.

Griffing died in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida.

References

  1. ^ Ed Gruver (September 1997). The American Football League: a year-by-year history, 1960-1969. McFarland. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-7864-0399-8. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "St. Charles East honors Bowman for 100th career victory". Daily Herald. January 31, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Dean Griffing". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2011. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ 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. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. "Dean Griffing Obituary". Beacon News. February 12, 1998. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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