Bob Griese
Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Miami Dolphins to back-to-back Super Bowl wins and the NFL's only perfect season.
Bob Griese is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He earned All-American honors playing college football for the Purdue Boilermakers before being selected by the Dolphins of the AFL in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, at number 4 in the 1st round.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Quarterback
- Affiliation
- Miami Dolphins (NFL)
- Super bowls won
- 2
- Pro bowl selections
- 5
- Status
- Retired
Lore & Background
Griese led the Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl victories in VII and VIII, the first of which capped off Miami's undefeated and untied 1972 season. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He later worked as a television commentator. Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win the Super Bowl (along with Len Dawson and Drew Brees).
Reader's Guide
Griese played quarterback, kicker, and punter for Purdue football, and also pitched for the Purdue baseball team. He did not play basketball at Purdue. In high school, he scored 900 points in his basketball career. He was a two-time All-American at Purdue, finishing runner-up for the 1966 Heisman Trophy. He led Purdue to its first Rose Bowl appearance, a 14–13 victory over USC.
Did You Know?
- Griese scored 900 points in his high school basketball career, not over 1,000.
- Griese was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity at Purdue.
- Griese ranks #10 in all-time scoring at Purdue as of the beginning of the 2016 NCAA football season.
More in Legendary Players & Coaches
Elsewhere in Cleveland Browns
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced