Archie Griffin

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Archie Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American Football Running Back who played for The Ohio State University and is remembered in sports as college football's lone two time Heisman trophy winner. He also won many other College Awards. He is one of two players to win The Big 10 Most Valuable Player Award twice (1973-1974). United Press International named him Player of the Year twice (1974-1975), the Walter Camp Foundation named him top player twice (1974-1975), he won the Maxwell (1975), and Sporting News named him Man of the Year (1975)

Griffin won four Big Ten Titles with Ohio State and to this day is the only player ever to start in four Rose Bowls. Griffin rushed for 1428 yards in the regular season as a sophomore, 1620 as a junior, 1357 as a senior. Overall, Griffin rushed for a whopping 5,177 yards in his 4 seasons with the Buckeyes(1972-1975), at the time an NCAA record. As a freshman, he set a school record with 239 rushing yards in a game against the University of North Carolina. He later topped that record as a sophomore with 246 rushing yards in a game against the University of Iowa. He also set an NCAA record with 31 consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards.

As a running back, he was a first round choice in the NFL draft. He played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals(1976-1982). During that time, he rushed for 2,808 yards, caught 192 passes for 1,607 yards, returned 22 kickoffs for 461 yards, and scored 13 touchdowns(7 rushing, 6 receiving). He also played in Super Bowl XVI with the Bengals after the 1981 season.

In 1986, Griffin was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Griffin is currently the President of The Ohio State University Alumni Association. Formerly, he served as Assistant Athletic Director for The Ohio State University.

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