Johnny Grier, the NFL’s first Black referee, has died at 74
Grier joined the NFL’s officiating ranks as a field judge in 1981 and worked Super Bowl XXII following the 1987 season. He was promoted to referee the following year in 1988, becoming the first Black man to hold the position in the NFL.
Over the course of his career, Grier worked 15 playoff games. He led an officiating crew during the 1993 AFC Championship game and was on the field for the debut of Art Shell, the modern NFL’s first Black head coach. Grier’s officiating career came to an abrupt end in 2004, when a leg injury forced him him to retire from the profession. He went on to serve as officiating supervisor for the NFL and supervisor of officials for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
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