Clive Leslie Griffiths (22 January 1955 – 29 April 2022) was a Welsh

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. Griffiths was born in Pontypridd on 22 January 1955. He played for

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and Tranmere Rovers. He also played in the NASL between 1975 and 1980 for the Chicago Sting and

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and for the Chicago Horizon and Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1983, Griffiths was diagnosed with cancer, and continued to play while receiving chemotherapy.Griffiths battles back
/ref> Griffiths died in Kansas on 29 April 2022, at the age of 67.

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1955 births 2022 deaths Chicago Horizons players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players Manchester United F.C. players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players Welsh men's footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers Welsh expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Pontypridd English Football League players {{Wales-footy-defender-stub