Statewide agricultural leader dies at 78

Ben Hill Griffin III left a big mark in the citrus and higher education sectors.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:24 p.m. July 28, 2020
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Lifetime Polk County resident Ben Hill Griffin III could have played off his family name. That name is so widespread in the state that the University of Florida football stadium, among other sites and streets, bears its name.

 

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