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  3. Feb 9, 2009 · Blake is the son of Gail and Tommy Griffin, who is a basketball player and basketball coach. His father is black, with African-Haitian ancestry. His mother is white, with English ancestry. His brother, Taylor Griffin, is also a professional basketball player.

    • Tommy and Gail Met While Working at Classen High School
    • Tommy and Gail’s Interracial Marriage
    • Gail Homeschooled Blake and His Brother Taylor
    • Blake’s Father Tommy Has A Successful Career as A Basketball Coach and Player
    • Gail Taught The Boys Coached by Her Husband
    • Tommy and Gail Griffin Are Well-Known For Their Generosity
    • Tommy Coached His Children at Oklahoma Christian School
    • Tommy Can Be Confused For ‘Tommy Griffin’ Football Player
    • How Rich Are Blake Griffin’s Parents?
    • Tommy and Gail Griffin Are Grandparents

    In the early 80s, while working at the Classen High School, Tommy and Gail met, fell in love, and subsequently tied the knot. At Classen, Tommy was serving as a basketball coach while Gail was a cheerleading sponsor.

    When it comes to their ethnicity, marriage, and children, there is always something to talk about. For Gail and Tommy whose relationship started in the early 80s wheninterracial marriage was not well accepted, Gail in an article by The Oklahoman recalled how people would stare, and make comments; but another side of the story would be that they wer...

    For a lot of years, Blake and Taylor were taught by their mother at home till Taylor was in 10th grade while Blake was in 8th.

    Tommy Griffin availed himself to play a number of sports such as javelin, pole vault, discus, high jump, but he became known for his talent in basketball. As a player, he played for the Rangers while attending Northwestern University. His journey to becoming a coach started when he took the job of an assistant basketball coach at Classen High Schoo...

    It sure wasn’t only her children or students at school that Gail taught. She extended her kindness to the boys coached by her husband as regards their academics when they needed any help.

    Right from the time when they did not have enough money to give to others, Tommy and Gail Griffin would not hesitate to give out kindness and support to a lot of people around them including giving rides and reportedly dropping off leftovers from team meals to people who lived in a single-parent home among many other kind gestures. The generosity h...

    Professionals now, Taylor (38) and Blake (35) were trained by their father. As the head coach of Oklahoma Christian School, Tommy had in his team his two children who helped the team win trophies such as 2A state high school basketball championships.

    It is not uncommon to have people share the same first and last names. For Tommy Griffin, he shares a name with a former Irish Gaelic football player for Kerry and the current player with An Daingean.

    As a former basketball player and coach, Tommy has gathered wealth. Also, Gail’s career as a teacher and cheerleading sponsor has also fetched her some earnings. However, the exact earning of Tommy and Gail Griffin either as individuals or as a couple has remained in the shadows. Still, their children have amassed a good fortune from their basketba...

    While Taylor is married to Marieka Griffin since 2011 and has a daughter named Teagan, his brother Blake was previously engaged to Brynn Cameron but separated. Before then, they had two children. Blake also dated Kendall Jenner in the past.

  4. Nov 16, 2022 · The Oklahoma native sat down with the eponymous host of the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” show to talk about his background growing up in the Midwestern U.S. as a biracial kid in a country that...

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    • Justin Quinn
  5. Jan 10, 2018 · BERKELEY, California — Blake Griffin’s parents didn’t spend much time worrying about what Oklahomans thought or the stares they received when they raised their two half-black, half-white sons there.

    • Marc J. Spears
  6. Born on March 16, 1989, Blake Griffin belongs to half Afro-Haitian and half-White ethnicity. His hometown is Oklahoma City in Oklahoma. His father, Tommy Griffin, is also a former basketball...

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  7. Jun 14, 2014 · Is he black or white? He has freckles and red hair which lead many to believe that he is white. But are they right? Blake Griffin with his parents. Well, the right answer is that he is...

  8. Dec 24, 2020 · Blake Austin Griffin was born on March 16, 1989, in Oklahoma City to Tommy Griffin (father) and Gail Griffin (mother). Little Griffin played basketball in the gym owned by his father. He played baseball as a first baseman and football as a wide receiver, safety, and tight end before giving up everything else and venturing into basketball.

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