Robert Griffith played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs.
16 Facts About Robert Griffith
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Robert Griffith played 13 seasons in the NFL, mostly for the Minnesota Vikings from 1994 to 2001.
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Robert Griffith played three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, and two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, In 2008, he retired as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
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Robert Griffith played high school football, basketball and track at Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, California where he earned All-CIF honors.
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Robert Griffith played college football at San Diego State University where one of his teammates was future St Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk.
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Robert Griffith walked on to the SDSU football team as an undersized cornerback, but quickly became an indispensable member of the team.
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Robert Griffith started 3 seasons and was the heralded defensive team captain.
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Robert Griffith was named All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly, and was second-team Associated Press All-Pro in the 1998 season after having a career-high of five interceptions, finishing fifth in the NFC.
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Robert Griffith made the Pro Bowl after the 2000 season after starting in all 16 games, making one interception and 104 tackles.
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Robert Griffith broke their long-standing special team record for 29 tackles.
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Robert Griffith started in 44 games with the Browns earning six interceptions and 408 tackles in his three seasons.
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Robert Griffith led them in tackles with 118 in the 2004 season.
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Robert Griffith then signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals, where he started his last season and was active in all 16 games, making 79 tackles and three interceptions for 30 yards.
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Robert Griffith was a three-time All-Madden Selection, earned the 1999 Ed Block Courage and NFLPA Unsung Hero Awards, NFL Special Effort Awards and the 2000 Minnesota Man of the Year Award.
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Robert Griffith has modeled for Bad Boy clothing in an ad that appeared in Rolling Stone, Vibe and The Source magazines and appeared in Sports Illustrated for Women 2000 Swimsuit Issue.
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Robert Griffith played alongside Vivica A Fox in the Kelly Price vocaled remake of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay" music video.