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Dwight "Goldie" Griffith

Class of 2023 Inductee
Bakersfield 1908-1942 & 1945(Bakersfield)
Coach (Head Coach)

Accomplishments

Coaching Accolades:

  • Coached at BHS from 1908 to 1942 and then one season later (1945)
  • Built the foundation for state’s winningest all-time team
  • Won six early CIF state titles (no games from 1927 to 2006)
  • CIF counts a seventh when it declared 1916 team was champion (no game played vs San Diego)Cal-Hi Sports doesn’t count it
  • Career record 207-50-27
  • Four straight state titles 1920 to 1923
  • Griffith Field home of Drillers for decades

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