![]() ![]() Griese was a two-time All-American at Purdue, finishing at No. In his junior year at Purdue in a game against the top-ranked Notre Dame, Griese completed 19 of 22 passes as he led the Boilermakers to an upset win. Griese's passing skills greatly improved under the tutelage of head coach Jack Mollenkopf and quarterback coach Bob DeMoss. Īs of the beginning of the 2016 NCAA football season, Griese ranks #10 in all-time scoring at Purdue #5 in scoring among non-kickers and #4 among kickers. There are at least four football games in which Griese was in some way responsible for all of Purdue's points. Griese pitched for the Purdue baseball team, going 12–1 one season, played guard on the Purdue basketball team, and played quarterback, kicker, and punter for the Purdue football team. While at Purdue, Bob became a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. ![]() After being recruited by several colleges for football, Bob chose Purdue, where he majored in Management (Krannert School of Management) and became a three-sport star. ![]() The Monarchs were 15–5 during his Junior (9–1) and Senior (6–4) seasons, as he was named 1st Team All-City for three seasons. He scored 900 points in his high school career and while being named All-Sectional, he could not lead the Monarchs past Evansville Bosse in the highly competitive Evansville IHSAA Sectional. 1 ranking in Indiana during the 1962–63 season and a record of 19–3. Peterson Post of Long Beach, California, won the title. His team did not reach the finals, as the Arthur L. In the summer of 1963, Griese led his American Legion Baseball team, Funkhouser Post #8 of Evansville, Indiana, to the American Legion Baseball World Series as the Region 5 champion. He earned 12 varsity letters for the Monarchs. He also starred in basketball and football at Evansville's Rex Mundi High School. Bob played baseball primarily, and excelled as a pitcher. Slick owned a plumbing company in Evansville and died in 1955 when Bob was ten years old. Griese was born in Evansville, Indiana to Ida (Ulrich) and Sylverious "Slick" Griese. Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win the Super Bowl (along with Len Robert and Drew Brees). He later worked as a television commentator, calling NFL games for NBC Sports and college football for ESPN and ABC Sports. Griese 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. Widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of the 1970s, Griese led the Dolphins to a then record 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, the only such season in NFL history. He earned All-American honors playing college football with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the Dolphins of the AFL. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Rob Allen Griese ( / ˈ ɡ r iː s i/ GREE-see born February 3, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Miami, Florida of the American Football League (KFC) and National Football League (NFL). All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. ![]() NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. ![]()
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