Jack Griffin

INDUCTED INTO THE BROCKVILLE & AREA HALL OF FAME JUNE 4. 1996.

GIFFIN, A SEMI-PRO PITCHER, BEGAN HIS DEDICATED INVOLVEMENT IN 1970 WITH THE BROCKVILLE BUNNIES. IN 1976 JACK INHERITED THE TEAM AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CARED FOR THEPLAYERS, INSTALLING HIGH STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT ON AND OFF THE FIELD. JACK’S LIFE REVOLVES AROUND THE BUNNIES, BEING A FIXTURE AT FULFORD PARK FOR GAMES AND PRACTICES. HE HAS BEEN FUNDRAISER, COACH, GENERAL MANAGER, A FATHER FIGURE, SCOREKEEPER, GROUNDS KEEPER, AND KEEPER OF THE TEAM’S TRADITION. BEING INVOLVED WITH THE BUNNIES AND THE BRAVES, GIFFIN HAS RECEIVED PROVINCIAL HONOURS AND AN OLYMPIC MEDAL OF ACHIEVEMENT AS THE CITY’S TOP VOLUNTEER.