fullname ridertype updated amateurteam proteam weight birth_place height discipline birth_date nickname proyears role article_title name amateuryears currentteam
william luther griggs off road july 17 , 2008 bs engineering bikes cw racing schwinn bicycle company mongoose redline redline gt bicycles engineering haro designs/cycles iron horse haro bicycles shimano 79.4 kg lb on anaheim , california , united states of america 1.78 m ftin on bicycle motocross -lrb- bmx -rrb- 16 september 1968 `` mr. bill '' 1987-1990 1990-1992 1992-1993 1994 1997-1998 1998-2001 racer billy griggs
 billy griggs 1981-1982 1983 1984 1984-1985 1985-1987 retired
billy griggs

william luther griggs -lrb- b. september 16 , 1968 from anaheim , california u.s. -rrb- is an american `` old school/mid school '' former professional bicycle motocross -lrb- bmx -rrb- racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996 .
his nickname was `` mr. bill '' which was a play on his name and an allusion to a late 1970s saturday night live skit called `` the mr. bill show . ''
billy griggs had a more successful career than most , winning two world championships during his amateur days , but did not quite make it to the top in pro although he would consistently make the mains .
