Modern research and editorial updates about the restoration and Griffining’s place in 2012 internet history.
A May 21, 2013 Washington Post joke about wedding-registry gifts shows Griffining acquiring new meanings, while two original Griffining.com fan submissions survived on May 28.
Twelve documented original Griffining.com posts—from FedEx Field to the Taj Mahal, Jerusalem and Mont Blanc—with restored photographs and clear historical-date caveats.
Contemporary 2012 reporting traces how Griffining moved from fan photos into an Adidas T-shirt, a Fox Sports production and a photograph with Robert Griffin III.
Contemporary September 2012 reporting shows how Griffining spread through fan photographs; Washington's official team retrospective later ranked the pose among its 2012 celebrations.
Contemporary reports show Broad Run High School students and staff using the Griffining pose in a February 2013 campaign to invite RG3 to graduation.
RG3's documented September 2012 response to the viral fan-photo pose, based on contemporary interviews.
An original September 12, 2012 Baylor Lariat issue captures the Griffining craze just three days after RG3's first NFL touchdown.
A sourced guide to early 2012 Griffining fan photographs, including the original Twitter accounts, CBS Sports examples, Baylor, and RG3 posing with Kellie Wells.
A reflection on early-2010s sports memes, fan submissions, and the value of preserving the original Griffining.com photo gallery.
The on-field sequence behind the memorable RG3 celebration: September 9, 2012, Washington vs. New Orleans.