Bob Griese Biography

Robert Allen Griese, born on February 3, 1945, played professional football as a quarterback for 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins in the AFL and NFL. He earned All-American recognition while playing college football for Purdue, and was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft with the fourth overall pick. Griese led the Miami Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning two of them in Super Bowls VII and VIII, including the 1972 season that ended undefeated and untied. He was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984, and later into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win a Super Bowl, joining Len Dawson and Drew Brees in this distinction. In the summer of 1963, he served as team captain and led his American Legion baseball team from Evansville, Indiana, to the Region 5 championship and the American Legion Baseball World Series. As of the 2016 NCAA football season, Griese ranked tenth in all-time scoring at Purdue, fourth among kickers, and fifth among non-kickers in scoring history.