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Backers raise money for Griffin statue

Updated: Friday, 21 Oct 2011, 5:59 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 21 Oct 2011, 5:59 PM EDT

Brian Tabor
Posted by: Eli George

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - He helped bring America's pastime to downtown Buffalo.

Thursday night, supporters and friends of the late mayor Jimmy Griffin held a fundraiser at Pettibone's at Coca-Cola Field. They raised money to build a memorial statue of "hizzonor" in front of the ballpark, opened during his administration back in 1988.

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