Bob Griese
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 3, 1945 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Rex Mundi (Evansville, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (1963–1966) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1967: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Allen Griese (/ˈɡriːsi/ GREE-see; born February 3, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He earned All-American honors playing college football with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the Dolphins of the AFL.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of the 1970s, Griese led the Dolphins to a then record three consecutive Super Bowl appearances,[1] including two Super Bowl victories in VII and VIII,[2][3] the first of which capped off Miami's undefeated and untied 1972 season, the only such season in NFL history. Griese was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984[4][5] and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.[6] He later worked as a television commentator, calling NFL games for NBC Sports and college football for ESPN and ABC Sports. Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win the Super Bowl (along with Len Dawson and Drew Brees).[7]
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- ^ "Indiana Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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- ^ "Super Bowl champion QBs by alma mater". newsday.com. February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.