RB Archie Griffin (All B1G, All-American, 1974 & 1975 Heisman Trophy Winner, CFB HOF)

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Archie interview - Cleveland radio 1 9 12

 

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Mother of Ohio State’s Griffin dies
Sunday May 20, 2012

The mother of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin died on Thursday at Manor Care of Westerville.

Margaret E. Griffin was 84.

Services will be at noon Tuesday at Greater Christ Temple, 701 Sunbury Rd., preceded by visiting hours from 10 a.m. to noon.

Mrs. Griffin was born on Nov. 12, 1927, in Nolan, W.Va. She married James W. Griffin Sr., who died in 1991.

In a 2009 interview with The Dispatch, Archie Griffin said his parents moved to Columbus from West Virginia to escape poverty. He said they valued education and religion above all else, including athletics.

The couple had seven sons and one daughter. All graduated from college, with seven attending on athletic scholarships.

Archie Griffin, now the president and CEO for the Ohio State Alumni Association, once told The Dispatch that he chose to stay in Columbus and play for Ohio State in part because he didn’t want his parents to travel too far to attend his games.

http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2012/05/20/mother-of-ohio-states-griffin-dies.html

 

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Griffin talks Heisman, son at Ohio St.
September, 29, 2012
By Lynn Hoppes | ESPN.com

AP Photo/Chris Putman
In 1999, Archie Griffin had his number retired at Ohio State. Standing next to him is his 7-year-old son, Adam. This year, Adam is playing football for the Buckeyes and Griffin is the alumni director.

Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is making the promotional rounds to talk about his partnership with Wendy?s High School Heisman, which honors students for hard work, dedication and outstanding records on and off the field.

"This program means the world to me. My former coach, Woody Hayes, always talked about paying forward," said Griffin, who won two Heisman trophies at Ohio State and now is head of the school's alumni group. "We all need to be doing things to help other people."

The deadline to apply is Oct. 2, and two national award winners will be selected from 12 finalists. Each national winner will receive a Wendy?s High School Heisman trophy, a Heisman patch and $10,000 for their high school. To be eligible, a student must have maintained at least a ?B? average, participate in one of 27 sports sanctioned by the National Federation of State High School Associations and demonstrate active involvement in the community.

"I'm so proud to say that more than 300,000 young people have been recognized through this program since it began in 1994," Griffin said. "It's our pleasure to honor them for their contributions and their hard work on and off the field."

And, at Ohio State, Griffin is watching firsthand one of his own children: Adam Griffin is a reserve defensive back for the team.

"It's very special for him and it's very special for me," Griffin said. "I want to set a good example and make sure he's doing the right thing. At the same time, he's a growing young man and he has to make decisions on his own and grow from those decisions."

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/8750/griffin-talks-heisman-honor-son-at-osu

 

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Archie Griffin Says OSU-Michigan Will Always be Unmatched- Archie on Cleveland radio

 

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Archie Griffin Talks Rivalry, ?The Game? and 12-0
By Brandon Castel

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? With his fists clenched and his eyes wide, Archie Griffin took the field at Ohio Stadium with the whole world watching.

A Columbus native turned freshman running back at Ohio State, Griffin had been in this position before, but not like this. Not against these guys. Not in this game. Not with so much on the line.

?I got nervous, I?ll be the first to tell you,? Griffin said in an exclusive interview with the-Ozone this week.

?Most games I got nervous, but Michigan I was a little more nervous than normal. There were a couple times I threw up before the game, and those are the times I actually played my best, to tell you the truth.?

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http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/Michigan/ArchieTalksRivalry.htm

Michigan Week Q&A with The Two-Time Heisman Winner- Ozone

 

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Archie never lost to tsun...........

 

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Yearbook, Dec. 2: Griffin's Heisman double
December, 2, 2012
By Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com

Dec. 2, 1975: If Texas A&M redshirt freshman Johnny Manziel wins the Heisman Trophy this season -- and that's still a big "if" -- perhaps the Aggie could do what Ohio State Buckeye Archie Griffin pulled off on this day 37 years ago.

That's when Griffin became the first -- and still only -- player to win multiple Heismans, following his junior-year victory with a senior repeat.

Griffin's lines in those two Big Ten championship seasons: 1,620 yards and 12 touchdowns (on a 6.9 yards per carry) as a junior, 1,357 and four (on a 5.5 average) as a senior. Griffin, who also finished fifth in voting as a sophomore, ran away with both trophies (483-120 in first-place votes over USC's Anthony Davis in 1974, 454-145 over California's Chuck Muncie in 1975).

AP PhotoGriffin, after winning in 1974.

AP PhotoGriffin, with coach Woody Hayes in 1975.

AP PhotoGriffin, after the second win.

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/visuals/post/_/id/10413/yearbook-dec-2-griffins-heisman-double

 

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Archie On Braxton, Eddie, Corny And, Of Course, The Heisman - Ozone

 

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I'm sure this has been posted before, but I haven't seen it:



[censored] you Woodson