Phyllis Griffiths

Phyllis Griffiths (1905 – 1978) was a Canadian sports journalist. She was posthumously inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 1978.

Early life Griffiths was born to parents Henry Griffiths and Alice Elizabeth Dalton in 1905. The family immigrated to Canada when Griffiths was five years old and she grew up in Toronto, Ontario.

Career After finishing high school at Parkdale Collegiate Institute, Griffiths was hired by the Toronto Telegram as a journalist. In 1928, she earned her own sports column entitled "The Girl and The Game" which she wrote for 14 years on women's sports at every level. While working for the Telegram, Griffiths attended the University of Toronto, where she played basketball while earning her degree.

Her journalist gig eventually earned her the role as the first woman photo editor at a Canadian newspaper.

Griffiths retired from journalism in 1967 and subsequently died in 1978. She was also inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame in 1987.