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

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Archie Griffin?s kid carves own identity in football tourney
By Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

There?s already significant pressure on players in the second round of the high school football playoffs, but there?s someone in particular who will face significant weight at Welcome Stadium on Friday, Nov. 13.

Columbus St. Francis DeSales running back Adam Griffin is the son of legendary Ohio State running back Archie Griffin. So, not only does he play football, but he plays football for a school in the same city where his father remains a prominent figure.
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Archie Griffin’s kid carves own identity in football tourney
 
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Archie will be honorary captain at Michigan.

Tress pointed out that Archie never lost to Michigan (did have a tie). He is also celebrating his 35th year since his first Heisman.

Tress also pointed out that his last 3 Honorary captains at Michigan were Archie (2009), Lachey (2007) and Eddie (2005). Basically, the heavy hitters.
 
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OSU football notebook: Griffin's feat appears safe again
Thursday, December 10, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Ohio State running back Archie Griffin won the second of his two Heisman Trophies in 1975.

If polls about the Heisman Trophy mean anything, two things are apparent: It could be the closest race ever, and Ohio State's Archie Griffin -- the only two-time winner -- can breathe easy.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the 2007 winner, is one of five finalists invited to the presentation ceremony Saturday, but no poll has him winning it.

There are three ratings of note: the Scripps Howard poll, the ESPN predictor and StiffArmTrophy.com. They indicate Alabama running back Mark Ingram is the leader, but it's so close that Stanford running back Toby Gerhart and Ndamukong Suh could be poised to pull the upset, and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy should not be counted out.

McCoy had the lead according to ESPN, but he's not even in the top three of the other two. Ingram topped those polls. Gerhart was second and Suh third in the StiffArmTrophy.com prediction, with the order reversed in the Scripps Howard poll.

Ingram would be the first winner from Alabama. Suh would be the second full-time defensive player to win, after Charles Woodson of Michigan (1997).

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel doesn't have a vote, but he called the race "a tough one. I like it when it has a lot to do with how the team did. So I suppose when you talk about which two teams still have the chance to end up being the best (Texas and Alabama play for the national title Jan. 7), that Colt McCoy and Mark Ingram would probably be my two.

"And I'd probably have to flip a coin because they've been impactful. But that defensive lineman from Nebraska (Suh); whew, he's something."

Griffin won the Heisman as a running back in 1974 and '75.
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OSU football notebook: Griffin's feat appears safe again | BuckeyeXtra
 
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Griffin still stands as Heisman's only two-time winner
By Cory McCartney
Source: Special to BigTenNetwork.com
Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2009

Someone broke into Archie Griffin's car. It's the reason he's calling from his home and not from the office he maintains on the Ohio State campus, just a short stroll across the Lane Avenue bridge to the Horseshoe. Griffin was born and raised in Columbus, built his legacy in Columbus and he's reaped its benefits in Columbus.

In a city and a state that's as football crazed as any, Griffin is the most beloved Buckeye of all. He's worked at the university for 25 years, his high school, Eastmoor, named its stadium after him, and he has been appearing in local commercials for decades. Though it seems from time to time even legends have to wait around for their car window to be replaced after someone smashes it and steals their things.

The ego can handle it, even if the window couldn't.

"It happens," said Griffin without losing his trademark humbleness. "But they'll be in for a surprise when they open my briefcase."

My first encounter with Griffin was over 20 years ago and he was already one part mascot, one part pontiff of the Buckeye faith. I was 10 or 11 years old and the annual Buckeye Caravan had come to my hometown of Bellefontaine, west of Columbus. My brother and I rode our bikes down to the courthouse, where we stood in line to meet then coach John Cooper and Brutus Buckeye, among others. I remember handing Griffin an OSU hat on which he scrawled ""Go Bucks! Archie Griffin"" on the bill. I can recall being confused, wondering aloud why the guy from the Kroger's commercials was signing autographs. "You don't know who that is?" someone emphatically fired back. To a preteen, he was just a guy who appeared in the same grocery ads as Jack Hanna, the zoo guy in safari clothes. He wasn't THE Archie Griffin.

Griffin was then, and is now the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. His achievement and his persona seems to grow in statue with each failed attempt to match it, to the point where it's become college football's answer to Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight or Roger Bannister's sub-four-minute mile. Equaling the it shouldn't be impossible, it just seems that way. "I just felt like if I could do it twice, I know that somebody else out there can do it," Griffin said.

Eleven times, a Heisman winner has returned and each time some twist of fate has denied all but Griffin of history. In fact, only one player (Billy Sims in 1979) has finished higher than third before or after Griffin.
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Griffin still stands as Heisman's only two-time winner - Big Ten Network

Not to be forgotten

Archie Griffin: (at OSU 1972-75) The two-time Heisman winner rushed for more yards in his final two seasons at Ohio State (3,145) than he did in a seven-year pro career (2,808), but he still was a serviceable pro back.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7pyphzUwFU]YouTube - Archie Griffin's Heisman Thoughts[/ame]
 
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I'm a huge fan of Archie, but it wasn't me.

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Griffin honored with $2 million donation

Former Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes once called Archie Griffin "a better young man than a football player?" - and the best football player he'd ever seen.

Griffin was the only player ever to win the Heisman Trophy Award, given to the nation's most outstanding college football player, twice - in 1974 and 1975.

To honor Griffin and his accomplishments, an anonymous donor gave $2 million to split between the Ohio Union and OSU Alumni Association.

The donors "are friends of the university and they are friends of mine," Griffin said. "They just want to show their love for the university and show appreciation for the things I accomplished as a student, administrator and now president of the Alumni Association."

A ballroom in the Ohio Union will be dedicated to Griffin at 4:15 p.m. today.

"I'm extremely honored to have something in the Union named in my honor," Griffin said. "I'm really thankful to the donors and to the university for making it possible."

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Football legend Archie Griffin raising awareness of H1N1 vaccinations
Dayton Business Journal

The Ohio Department of Health has enlisted football great Archie Griffin to spread the word about H1N1.

The department released a new H1N1 public service announcement Wednesday, featuring Griffin, the Ohio State University alumnus and two-time Heisman Trophy winner.

?For years I fought to stay healthy on the football field, and I?ve been leading a healthy life since then,? Griffin says in the PSA. ?I?ve learned the best defense can sometimes be a good offense. That?s why I?m urging you to get your flu vaccination.?
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Football legend Archie Griffin raising awareness of H1N1 vaccinations - Dayton Business Journal:
 
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Griffin's Heismans set for reunion
Monday, February 1, 2010
By Jeffrey Sheban
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Archie Griffin on the 25th anniversary of his winning a second Heisman Trophy

Thirteen years after they went their separate ways, the world's only Heisman twins are getting back together.

At Archie's place.

Archie Griffin, the sole two-time winner of the trophy given to the nation's best college football player, is making plans to return his second Heisman -- awarded in 1975 and displayed in a Columbus restaurant since 1997 -- to his Westerville home.
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Griffin's Heismans set for reunion | The Columbus Dispatch

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMj1gD04q0]YouTube - Archie Griffin excited for next year's Buckeyes[/ame]
 
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Trustees approve strengthened partnership

Trustees approve strengthened partnership




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COLUMBUS--The Ohio State University Board of Trustees today approved an affiliation agreement that will more closely align the Ohio State University Alumni Association with the university. The Alumni Association will remain a member-based organization but, by working in new ways with the university, it will expand its reach beyond dues-paying members.
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Archie Griffin will remain president and CEO of the Alumni Association and will assume the additional role as senior vice president for alumni relations of the university as well as become a member of Gee?s senior leadership team.
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Ohio State football legend Archie Griffin wins Distinguished American Award: College Notebook
By Plain Dealer staff and wire reports
March 27, 2010

Archie Griffin, president of the Ohio State University Alumni Association, was named the 2010 winner of the Distinguished American Award by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

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Ohio State legend Archie Griffin.

He will receive the award at the 22nd annual NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards banquet April 26 at LaCentre Banquet Center in Westlake. Griffin is the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy and was a three-time All-America running back for the Buckeyes (1973-75).
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Ohio State football legend Archie Griffin wins Distinguished American Award: College Notebook | cleveland.com
 
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