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

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There's another mistake about Archie in the Big Ten icons show. Talking about the 1974 season, Keith Jackson says that Archie got 100 yards in all 12 games. He got 100 in all 12 games for the calendar year, but not for the 1974 season. Archie actually got 75 yards rushing against USC in the 1975 Rose Bowl.

The first part of the show does have some great footage of his runs at tOSU.
 
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It's getting on four decades since you won the Heisman twice. Can anyone do that again?
Archie Griffin : I guarantee somebody else will win the Heisman Trophy twice. If you can win as a sophomore, win as a junior and stay your senior year [without leaving early for the pros], it?s possible you can even do it three times. I really believe that. It?s just a matter of it happening.

Does a day go by in your life now when someone doesn't say the word Heisman?
AG : Really, I can?t think of a day without someone mentioning it, other than maybe a Sunday when I?m around the house just with my family.
Where do you keep the trophies?
AG : With two, I can keep one at home and the other at The Buckeye Hall of Fame Caf?. I figure more people will see it there than in my home. And I do get lots of comments from people who've seen it there.
In 1974, I was at the University of Maryland with the great defensive lineman Randy White, who later became a Dallas Cowboy and nine-time NFL Pro Bowl pick. But in Heisman voting that year, he only finished ninth. Why do linemen continually get snubbed?
AG : It?s running backs and quarterbacks who win because those positions put up the big numbers. With running backs, you can count yardage, touchdowns; with quarterbacks it?s the number of completions and touchdowns thrown. Those are measurement statistics people seem to use in their Heisman voting. Linemen get sacks and things like that, but remember they didn?t even start counting sacks until the 1970s. I do believe somewhere along the line, though, there will be winners from offensive and defensive linemen positions.

Can you recall instances where voting was close there?
AG : If you think of 1973, my sophomore year when I finished fifth in the voting, we [Ohio State] had an offensive lineman, John Hicks, who finished second. [Ohio State?s] Orlando Pace was an offensive lineman who finished fourth [in 1996]. So people are aware of such players. It?s just a matter of getting them to the forefront so voters pick them. One of the reasons Charles Woodson, a defensive back at Michigan, won [in 1997] is because he returned kicks and punts, statistical ways he was measured. He also played some wide receiver, another statistic people can look at. But you are absolutely right that linebackers and linemen -- and their sacks and the number of tackles they get -- should be considered.


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http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_500/549_archie-griffin-interview.html
 
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Archie.....Big 10 Icons

I saw a repeat of the Big 10 Icon's featuring Archie Griffin. In watching the clips of his runs at Ohio State, I was amazed again. I have a greater appreciation for Archie and Ohio State football during this era. He was quick, cut on a dime, powerful and persistent. He ran over, around and by so many defenders. I grew up watching Archie so I did see him both live and on television. Archie was also humble and classy. Not bad for a Columbus kid who was thought to be too small to play at OSU. Archie didn't think that Woody really wanted him as he only talked academics when they met.

Two time Heisman winner. What more can be said?

In my humble opinion, Jesse Owens and Archie Griffin are the two greatest Buckeye athletes.

Maybe this should be merged with another thread but it was amazing watching this again.
 
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Apache;1926711; said:
I saw a repeat of the Big 10 Icon's featuring Archie Griffin. In watching the clips of his runs at Ohio State, I was amazed again. I have a greater appreciation for Archie and Ohio State football during this era. He was quick, cut on a dime, powerful and persistent. He ran over, around and by so many defenders. I grew up watching Archie so I did see him both live and on television. Archie was also humble and classy. Not bad for a Columbus kid who was thought to be too small to play at OSU. Archie didn't think that Woody really wanted him as he only talked academics when they met.

Two time Heisman winner. What more can be said?

In my humble opinion, Jesse Owens and Archie Griffin are the two greatest Buckeye athletes.

Maybe this should be merged with another thread but it was amazing watching this again.
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I watched this as well.........I really think he is a rare athlete that in the NFL would translate to todays game more so than the NFL in the late 70's early 80's
 
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Archie Griffin says Ohio State will bounce back
By RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin wants to reassure Ohio State fans that things will get better.

"Yep. It has been tough. But Ohio State is more than football," Griffin said this week after Jim Tressel was forced to resign as head coach in the midst of a widespread NCAA inquiry. "It's a great university, a lot of great things happening at the university. We will bounce back, no question about it."

Griffin, 56, is president and CEO of Ohio State's alumni association. Now 36 years removed from becoming the only player to win college football's most coveted individual award for a second time, he said there is now a drive to rebuild.

"Ohio State has a wonderful tradition, a great program," he said. "It's been proven out over the years. And we'll continue to have that type of program. We'll continue to try and put the best players on the field as well as the coaches. So that's certainly going to be what the powers that be will look to do."

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...mZNq2Q?docId=aca00f8334794da2beee8bc43494b1d4
 
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A 'Tank' comes to OSU's defense
Heisman legend eager to build up Buckeyes
June 28, 2011|By ERIC HANSEN | South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND - The most pertinent story Archie Griffin spun Tuesday at the Century Center was not about the sinkhole in which The Ohio State University football program finds itself captive.

It was about Griffin?s own humble beginnings and the steepness of the climb behind amassing the only set of bookend Heisman Trophies in college football history (1974 and ?75).

?My first play as a college football player, I fumbled,? the 56-year-old Griffin told the scarlet-and-gray-flecked crowd at the College Football Hall of Fame?s KeyBank Gridiron Legends Luncheon.

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http://articles.southbendtribune.co...football-hall-terrelle-pryor-football-program
 
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Catching up with Ohio State's Archie Griffin
July, 1, 2011
By Brian Bennett

Several people can make the claim to being the best player in college football history. But only one guy has two Heisman Trophies to bolster his argument.

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Ohio State's Archie Griffin, right, and coach Woody Hayes after Griffin was awarded the 1975 Heisman Trophy, on Dec. 2, 1975, in New York City.

Ohio State's Archie Griffin won his first Heisman as a junior in 1974, in a time when anyone but a senior earning the honor was still a rarity. He added his second stiff-arm statue in 1975 despite producing fewer rushing yards and touchdowns than he did as a junior. He also led the Big Ten in rushing as a sophomore.

Griffin was never physically imposing at a listed 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds. But that couldn't measure his heart or determination. He won the Buckeyes' starting tailback job as a true freshman, led the team to a 40-5-1 record during his career and started in four straight Rose Bowls. He finished with 5,177 career yards, and that was with Woody Hayes often resting him in the second half because the team was so far ahead.

Thanks to his incredible collegiate achievements, Griffin earned the No. 1 ranking in ESPN.com's Simply Saturday series, which profiles great college players who didn't quite reach the same heights in the NFL. That's not to say Griffin didn't have an impact in the pros; he played seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and even made a Super Bowl. He just didn't match his exploits at Ohio State, scoring seven career touchdowns and posting a career-best of 688 yards in 1979.

I recently caught up with Griffin, who has been the president of the Ohio State Alumni Association since January 2004:

What's it like serving as the head of the alumni association for your alma mater?

Archie Griffin: It's a wonderful feeling. I certainly enjoy working with alumni and having the opportunity to do the best we can to keep them connected to the university and making it special for them. It's really a wonderful job.

How much do people want to talk football with you whenever you're at alumni functions?

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http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/28675/catching-up-with-ohio-states-archie-griffin

1. Archie Griffin
Running back | Ohio State

Some 36 years after establishing his own unique club, he remains its only member -- a two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy.

His legend began almost immediately, breaking the school rushing record with 239 yards in his second game. Griffin became the only player to lead the Big Ten in rushing three straight seasons. He finished his Ohio State career with 5,589 rushing yards, at the time an NCAA record.

That total would nearly double the 2,808 yards Griffin managed in his entire NFL career. Seven years in the NFL is pretty good for a running back, but nothing special for a college folk hero.
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http://espn.go.com/ncf/feature/video/_/id/6681950/num/42
 
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Baseball team owner Archie Griffin has Ohio State's back
By Bob Kimball, USA TODAY

The controversy also remains on the mind of maybe the most famous Buckeye football player, Archie Griffin.

As part owner of the minor league Dayton Dragons, Griffin is ready to celebrate the baseball team's 815th consecutive sellout ? a milestone that will set the North American pro sports record when the Single A Dragons play South Bend on Saturday.

But he's also close to Ohio State, telling USA TODAY that he had "a good conversation" late last season with the five players who received money and discounted tatoos.

"To a man, they regretted what they did."

Griffin's also eager for the school to move on.

"We all would like it to pass," the 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy winner says. "But we know that it's not going to be a quick thing. We just have to go through the process and hope that we come out with a good result."

Griffin also believes the football team will be OK.

"As far as football is concerned I don't think we've ever gone anywhere. We've always played great football and had great seasons. But as far as these other things are concerned, yes I am very confident. I know that the university is making the right steps ? I believe that when this is all said and done we'll get things turned around."
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http://content.usatoday.com/communi...state-ncaa-violations-minor-league-baseball/1
 
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