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The NFL’s first black referee, Johnny Grier has passed away at the age of 74.
The league’s executive Vice President of football operations, Troy Vincent Sr., confirmed Grier’s death on Twitter Wednesday.
Grier graduated from the University of D.C. and got his first high school referee job in 1965 at 18.
He later began referring college football in 1972.
In 1981 he joined the NFL’s officiating ranks as a field judge and worked Super Bowl XXII.
Grier worked 15 playoff games, including as a referee during the 1993 AFC Championship between the Bills and Chiefs.
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Time of sorrow