Robert Allen Griese (pronounced GREE -see , born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback awarded All-American with Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League. Griese led the Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl (VII and VIII) wins. Griese was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He later worked as a television commentator for college football at ESPN on ABC.
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Griese was born in Evansville, Indiana to Ida (Ulrich) and Sylverious "Slick" Griese. Slick owns a plumbing company in Evansville and died in 1955 when Bob was ten years old. Bob played baseball primarily, and excelled as a pitcher. He also starred in basketball and soccer at Evansville's Rex Mundi High School. He received 12 university letters to the King.
Baseball
He led the American Legion baseball team to the World League Baseball World Series in the summer of 1963; Funkhouser Post # 8 did not reach the final, because Arthur L. Peterson of Post of Long Beach, California won the title.
Basketball
He leads the basketball team to No. 1. 1 in Indiana during the 1962-63 season and a 19-3 record. He scored 900 points in his high school career and when he was named All-Sectional , he could not lead Monarch through Evansville Bosse at the highly competitive IHSAA Sectional Evansville.
Football
The Monarchs is 15-5 during Junior (9-1) and Senior (6-4) seasons, as he was named 1st Team All-City for three seasons. After being recruited by several colleges for football, Bob chose Purdue, where he majored in business management and became a three-star sport. In 1984, Bob was inducted into Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
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College career
While at Purdue, Bob becomes a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. On campus, Griese plays for baseball teams, goes 12-1 a season, plays guards on basketball teams, and plays quarterbacks, kickers, and audiences for Purdue football teams. There are many games where Griese scored every Purdue point. At the start of the 2016 season, he was ranked # 10 in an all-time scoring at Purdue; # 5 in scoring among non-kicker and # 4 among kickers. Griese's passing skills are greatly improved under the care of head coach Jack Mollenkopf and midfielder Bob DeMoss.
In his first year in a match against Notre Dame's top ranks, Griese completed 19 of 22 bait as he led the Boilermakers to victory.
Griese was an All-American twice at Purdue, ending at # 8 in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race and was runner-up for Steve Spurrier for the 1966 Heisman Cup. Purdue came second in the Big Ten in 1966, and he led the school's first appearance at Rose Bowl, where they defeated USC 14-13. She was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1992. She was also awarded the Top Ten Medal of Honor for excellence in athletics and academics.
His college career made it into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Purdue has no habit of retiring; he was sworn in as prime member of the Interdependence Purdue Hall of Fame from 1994.
On December 11, 2014, the Big Ten Network includes Griese on "The Mount Rushmore of Purdue Football", as voted by online fan voting. Griese joined in honor by Drew Brees, Rod Woodson and Leroy Keyes.
Professional soccer career
1967-1969
Griese is the fourth player to be selected in the 1967 General Bill. He was chosen by the Miami Dolphins AFL. Griese recorded 2,005 yards and 15 goals in his rookie year in Miami.
AFL All-Star for the first two years, Griese went on to win AFL All-Star or AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in six seasons. Although he never puts a big figure, his leadership plays an important role in helping the Dolphins compete in three consecutive Super Bowls, winning the last two contests.
Griese started the season as the second quarterback behind John Stofa. However, Stofa broke his ankle in the first quarter of the first game of the 1967 season (after Joe Auer missed the block on the linebacker), and Griese stepped in and proceeded to a 35-21 victory against the Denver Broncos. Coincidentally, Griese's first play on the pro was a touchdown pass for Joe Auer. The next three years are hard enough for the expansion team, the Dolphins. The win was hard to come by, and after a difficult 1969 season that seemed to be a step back from the 1968 season, coach George Wilson was sacked.
1970-1976
Dolphin owner Joe Robbie brought Don Shula from the Baltimore Colts in 1970, and soon the personality and wealth of the Dolphins changed. The team finds new discipline, and finds what it takes to be a winning soccer team. They went from team 3-10-1 in 1969 to a 10-4 team in 1970, making the playoffs. The following year the team made it to the Super Bowl, and Bob Griese was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL, receiving the Jim Thorpe trophy. Although the Dolphins lost the Super Bowl in a bitter defeat to the Dallas Cowboys, it is undeniable that this is a team that is rapidly becoming a powerhouse.
The next season started well, with the Dolphins winning their first few matches over their toughest opponents this year. However, in the fifth game of the season, Bob Griese was handled by Deacon Jones and Ron East of the San Diego Chargers, and he came down with broken legs and sprained ankles. In came Earl Morrall, fresh from the waiver wire from former Shula team, Colts Baltimore. Morrall guided the dolphins through the rest of the regular season, and maintained an unbeaten record in the process. Morrall even led the AFC in passing, as Griese did the previous year. However, when the playoff begins, it is clear that the dolphins are not as strong as they need to last long in the postseason. Dolphins scarcely squeaked by the Cleveland Browns team that they should have been beaten easily, and then they got a slow start the following week against Pittsburgh Steelers. Shula knew that she had to go back to Griese to free the sick Morrall. Shula just turned to Bob at the break and asked, "Are you ready?" to Griese's answer, "Yes, I am ready." With that, Bob takes the field and responds as if he never left, leading the dolphins for a convincing victory and their second Super Bowl appearance.
Despite the unbeatable season, the Dolphins are listed as two underdog points to the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII. However, according to the shape of the season, the Dolphins play the perfect ball-control game. Griese connected on 8 of 11 passes for 88 yards and touchdowns, as Larry Csonka rushed for over 120 yards, and the Dolphins defense, led by 17 tackles by Manny Fernandez, blocked Redskin's attack. Score only Washington on a blocked kick, and Miami won 14-7.
The following year, the Dolphins seemed more efficient and dominant. Although they did not make it through the unbeaten season, they again easily marched into the Super Bowl, and then completely dominated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII, winning 24-7.
In 1975, the Griese and the Dolphins experienced a strong season. But at the end of the season in the game against the Baltimore Colts, Griese suffered a broken leg and came out for the remainder of the season. The Dolphins finished 10-4, and missed out on the playoffs for the first time in the Shula era. In 1976, Dolphins were hit by many injuries, and the team finished with a 6-8 record, the first time Don Shula had experienced a losing season in his career (who returned to 1963).
1977-1980
1977 is the year of rebound for both Griese and the Dolphins. Bob started wearing glasses on the field. On Thanksgiving Day 1977, Griese made six touchdowns in three quarters to defeat St. Louis Cardinals 55-14. Bob again led the AFC at touchdown passes thrown but the dolphins rebounded to a record of 10-4 again not enough to get the team into the playoffs.
The following year, Bob tore ligaments on his knee in a pre-season game. However, when he returns, he is as strong as the passers-by as the previous year. In one game against Houston Oilers (broadcast nationally as a marquee match on ABC Monday Night Football), Griese dueled with Oiler running back Earl Campbell in an offensive slugfest. Griese threw for over 300 yards and Campbell rushed for almost 200. Oilers won the match 35-30. For this year, Griese completed a league leading 63% of its operations, as the Dolphins went 11-5, losing again to the Oilers in the playoffs.
In 1979, Bob suffered several disturbing leg injuries that affected his throw. He was ineffective, and he started hearing some criticism. However, he was able to lead the dolphins to a 10-6 record. The Dolphins later found themselves dominated by Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoff division round.
In 1980, Griese discovered that he had lost his place initially in Don Strock's good roster or rookie David Woodley. However, Griese came off the bench for several games in a row to lead a comeback win. Griese won back the starting position in the fifth game of the season, but was handled hard by Mike Ozdowski of the Baltimore Colts. The blow tore Bob's shoulders, and he's out for the rest of the year. The injury eventually led to Griese's decision to retire from the game at age 35. Bob was eventually elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
He has established his reputation as a "Human Thinking Quarterback," as he brilliantly mentions his own game throughout his career. The owner of the dolphin, Joe Robbie, calls it "the cornerstone of the franchise," around where the Miami Dolphins were built. Robbie chose to ask Griese to stay for another year as an assistant coach, which she did for the 1981 season, helping young Strock and Woodley as they worked together to become the famous "Woodstrock". Bob decides that he does not like the hours it takes to be an assistant coach, hoping to devote more time to his family, yet still enjoy being part of the game. (Source for Pro Soccer Career found at Invincibility , by Bob Griese, 2000, and The Winning Edge by Don Shula, 1974.)
The Miami Dolphins had the highest winning percentage in all professional sports in the 1970s, and Bob Griese was an early quarterback throughout the decade, except when he was injured for several games in 1972, 1975 and 1978.
In 14 Griese pro season, he made a throw of 25,092 yards and 192 goals. Griese also rushes 994 yards and seven scores. Griese was MVP six times Dolphins and All-Pro in 1971 and 1977. He played in two AFL All-Star games and six Pro Bowls.
The Dolphins retired number 12 during the Monday Night Football game in 1985, broadcast on ABC, a clear network to be featured in a post-soccer career.
Life after football
NBC Sports
To keep in touch with the game, in 1982 Griese decided to take on the job as a broadcaster for NBC Sports, in collaboration with Charlie Jones for the NFL game. When he was there, he called the Super Bowl XX.
ABC Sports
In 1987, Griese was hired by ABC Sports, where he started to provide color comments for college football games.
While at ABC, Griese called 1999, 2001 and 2005 BCS National Championship games.
At ABC Griese has many opportunities to watch his son, Brian Griese, play for Wolverines Michigan. ABC was initially reluctant to let Griese broadcast Michigan games, fearing a conflict of interest. But when they decide to try it out, Bob remains as impartial and professional as he can, even referring to his son as "Griese," rather than Brian, and pointing out errors when he feels the need.
On January 1, 1998, Bob had broadcast the Rose Bowl game, the last college match of his son's career. Brian was named MVP of the game, leading Wolverines to an unbeaten season and national title with their Rose Bowl victory. Bob and Brian were emotional at the time, when they thought of Bob's wife, Judi, who died of breast cancer in 1988 but they both felt they were there at that special moment. Bob and Brian then wrote a book, titled Undefeated (ISBN 0-7852-7021-3), which discusses not only their football connections but also their love for Gambling.
Brian became a professional quarterback and his own broadcaster, playing for the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and then commenting on games for ESPN and ABC.
ESPN
During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Griese served as the main commentator for ESPN college soccer broadcasts.
Griese retired from ESPN on February 3, 2011.
Miami Dolphins Broadcast
Miami Dolphins Prediction
Bob Griese has been an analyst for pre-season TV broadcasts Miami Dolphins since 2002.
Miami Dolphins Radio Network
In 2011 Bob Griese joined the Dolphins Radio Broadcasting team as a color commentator, replacing former team mate Jim Mandich.
Personal life
Griese married Purdue's classmate Judi Lassus in June 1967, after their graduation, and they had three sons. A nurse, she lost a six-year battle with breast cancer at the age of 44 at the beginning of 1988. She now lives with her second wife, Shay, in Jupiter, Florida, and Banner Elk, North Carolina. His youngest son is Brian Griese (b.1975), who also plays as a quarterback in the NFL. In 2006, he was at the Wheel of Fortune. Griese wins, and her victory goes to Gambling House.
See also
- List of American Football League players
References
External links
- Bob Griese at Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Bob Griese at the University Football Hall of Fame
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- Career and player information statistics from NFL.com Ã, Â · Pro-Football-References Ã, Â · Databasefootball.com
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