Bobby Grier, Pitt legend, dies at 91

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Bobby Grier, a Pitt Athletics Hall of Famer who was the first Black player to play in the Sugar Bowl, died on June 30. He was 91.

The university confirmed Grier's death on Sunday.

In a 2023 interview, Grier said he wasn't thinking about breaking a color barrier when he played in the 1956 Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, his 23rd birthday.

"I didn't think anything of it," Grier sai