Blake Griffin
Griffin in 2011
Birth Name: Blake Austin Griffin
Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 16, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – African-Haitian/African-American
*mother – English
Blake Griffin is an American professional basketball player. A power forward, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the number one NBA draft pick in 2009. He is 6′9″.
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.
Blake has two children with his former partner Brynn Cameron. Brynn’s brother is professional basketball player Jordan Cameron.
Griffin’s parents
Blake’s maternal grandfather was Clarence Melvin Simmons (the son of Curtis W. Simmons and Mabel/Mable D. Hiatt). Clarence was born in Oklahoma. Curtis was the son of Edwin Cirby Simmons and Mildred Dixon Poarch.
Blake’s maternal grandmother was Fanel Owings (the daughter of Lyle/Lyles Greenwood Owings and Alice/Allie S. Pat/Patricia Speed). Fanel was born in Texas. Lyle was the son of Eldridge John Owings and S. Margaret “Maggie” Greenwood. Alice was the daughter of Patrick Milton Speed and Alice Elizabeth Burleson.
Sources: Obituaries of Blake’s maternal grandparents, Clarence Melvin Simmons and Fanel (Owings) Simmons – https://www.findagrave.com
Blake’s maternal grandfather, Clarence Melvin Simmons, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Blake’s maternal grandfather, Clarence Melvin Simmons – http://legacy.newsok.com
Blake is very attractive.
blackness is more than just a color..its root is in indo european as bhel which means white or black..it actually signifies light,shining,to glow..it gives us the words(flame)(phlegm)(phlogiston)(flagrant)(flamingo)(phlox)..there are countless others but the word black denotes what blacks were called in the ancient world(children of the sun)(beloved of ra)(sons of the light)…black is black and this isnt negotible or up for debate..he is definitely legally and genetically apart of our family tree with our diverse asses…if u look up the spanish word amarillo, u will c that it means yellow, but it comes from the word amarelle which means cherry or dark cherry juice…it comes from the word morello which means blackish and dark…black in itself denotes all colors under the sun, so nobody can say who is black and who isnt..blackness is the most complicated seed to understand and so we need to study its power and uniqueness because it covers so many colors,molds,hair types, nose types, and eye molds..the ancient name of kemit means the black land and to mix,to found..as u can see from the definition, black represents being mixed also, yet it retains its genetic principle of blackness…blake means black,but understand that black is both sunrise and sunset…peace and blessings
That was one of the most beautifully written comments I’ve ever read. Very poetic. Thank you.
Blake is mix race, got the best from both races and thats why he is good and godlike in basketball. He is just like jason kidd which i think is also mix race. I don’t know but Blake with a straight face reminds me of Tim Duncan.
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pfff totally unknown outside of north america…
I really don’t like basketball…there’s so many points… so it’s hardly original when the score evolve… it’s just all the time like that… everybody knows that the less there is points the more it became precious…the less you eat MacDo the more it became tasty & special … the less you smoke pot the more effect it gonna have when you smoke it… Less is More
…basketball is just the contrary…an overdose of points…
Even whitey Ice Hockey is less worst…(most of the time we don’t see the puck enter in the goal…hopefully there’s a green light for the public!goaaallll!)
Skip Y’all Haters~~ Y’all Jealous. Blake’s A Beast On The Court && He’s Hilarious In Conversation, Who Cares What He Looks Like.? Oh Wait, I Do, Because He’s SOO FREAKIN’ SEXIII.!
Blake Griffin is very handsome and wonderful player…if u haven’t seen! Love u Blake! c(: