Don Griffis passed away on October 3, 2022 at the age of 80.
He was born in Lubbock, Texas on August 1, 1942 but grew up in San Angelo following the family’s move from Lubbock. Don attended college at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. While at Sewanee, he played football for four years and was on the unbeaten, untied 1963 team that was subsequently inducted into the Sewanee Football Hall of Fame. Don thrived in the atmosphere of learning while at Sewanee and graduated in 1964 with honors and Phi Beta Kappa.