E.L. Griffey, Class of 2001

E.L. was responsible for bringing the Intermountain tournament to Colorado in 1922. He was the Tournament Director for the Denver City Open and Intermountain tournaments in Denver for over 20 years. For many years, E.L. assumed the responsibility for compiling the year-end Colorado player rankings, now the role of the Colorado Tennis Association.

More than anyone, E.L. contributed to the building of the Denver Tennis Club in 1928. The Club was literally a monument to E.L. who also served as its first president for 24 years. In those early days, the club was known as “Griffey’s Folly”.

In 1953, E.L. and three other DTC members combined to make up one of the nation’s oldest foursomes. Their combined ages totaled 306, and they played weekly. E.L. played tennis until two weeks before his death.