Robert Allen Bob Griese is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins.
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36 Facts About Bob Griese
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Bob Griese led the Dolphins to a then record three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl victories in VII and VIII.
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Bob Griese later worked as a television commentator, calling NFL games for NBC Sports and college football for ESPN and ABC Sports.
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Bob Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win the Super Bowl .
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Bob Griese was born in Evansville, Indiana to Ida and Sylverious "Slick" Bob Griese.
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Bob Griese starred in basketball and football at Evansville's Rex Mundi High School.
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Bob Griese's team did not reach the finals, as the Arthur L Peterson Post of Long Beach, California, won the title.
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Bob Griese scored 900 points in his high school career and while being named All-Sectional, he could not lead the Monarchs past Evansville Bosse in the highly competitive Evansville IHSAA Sectional.
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Bob Griese was a two-time All-American at Purdue, finishing at No 8 in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race and was the runner-up to Steve Spurrier for the 1966 Heisman Trophy.
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Bob Griese was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Bob Griese was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor for excellence in athletics and academics.
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Bob Griese was joined in the honor by Drew Brees, Rod Woodson and Leroy Keyes.
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Bob Griese was selected by the AFL's Miami Dolphins as the fourth player in the 1967 Common Draft.
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Bob Griese started the season as the team's second-string quarterback behind John Stofa.
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Bob Griese was named the 1971 Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Most Valuable Player award, and was awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy.
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Bob Griese connected on 8 of 11 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Larry Csonka rushed for over 120 yards.
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In 1973 Bob Griese led another strong Dolphins team, but they did not make it through the season undefeated.
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In one game against the Houston Oilers, Bob Griese dueled with Oiler running back Earl Campbell in an offensive slugfest.
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Bob Griese threw for over 300 yards and Campbell rushed for nearly 200.
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In 1979, Bob Griese suffered from some nagging leg injuries that affected his throwing.
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Bob Griese was not as effective, and he began to hear some criticism.
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In 1980, Bob Griese had found that he had lost his starting spot in the roster to either Don Strock or rookie David Woodley.
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However, Bob Griese came off the bench for several games in a row to lead comeback wins.
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Bob Griese won back the starting spot in the fifth game of the season, but was tackled hard by Mike Ozdowski of the Baltimore Colts.
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Bob Griese was eventually elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Bob Griese had established his reputation as the “Thinking Man's Quarterback, ” as he brilliantly called his own plays throughout his career.
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Robbie elected to ask Bob Griese to stay on for another year as assistant coach, which he did for the 1981 season, helping Strock and the young Woodley as they teamed to become the famous “Woodstrock.
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Bob Griese was a six-time Dolphins' MVP and was All-Pro in 1971 and 1977.
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In 1987, Bob Griese was hired by ABC Sports, where he began to provide color commentary for college football games.
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At ABC Bob Griese had many opportunities to watch his son Brian Bob Griese play for the Michigan Wolverines.
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Bob Griese has been an analyst of Miami Dolphins preseason TV broadcasts since 2002.
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In 2011 Bob Griese joined the Dolphins Radio Broadcast team as a color commentator, replacing former teammate Jim Mandich.
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Bob Griese married Purdue classmate Judi Lassus in June 1967, following their graduation, and they had three sons.
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In 1975, Bob Griese received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
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