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The Black 14

John Griffin

Flanker · California

What the stand cost: A sure NFL talent whose shot the incident took — so he spent fifty years fighting for reconciliation instead.

John arrived from California in 1969 carrying the air of the antiwar movement. On the field he looked like a future NFL star. The incident took that shot away.

Rather than let it consume him, John became a leading force for reconciliation between the Black 14 and the LDS Church — work that helped bring the group its long-overdue NCAA recognition in 2023 and College Football Hall of Fame honors in 2024.

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