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Read More »Johnny Grier, the NFL’s first Black referee, dies at 74
Johnny Grier was an NFL trailblazer. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) Johnny Grier, the first Black person to lead an NFL officiating crew, died on Tuesday. He was 74. NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent confirmed the news. A North Carolina native and University of D.C. graduate, Grier got his start as a high school referee in 1965 and in college football in 1972, according to Football Zebras. He joined the NFL as a field judge in 1981 and worked Super Bowl… Source link
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