Bob Griese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bob Griese

American college football player, professional football player, quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Fame member

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1945

Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Bob Griese

  • Robert Allen Griese (pronounced GREE-see; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins.
  • Griese led the Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl victories in VII and VIII (a feat since matched by Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills with four consecutive super bowls, and Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowls LI, LII, and LIII).
  • 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.
  • He later worked as a television commentator, calling NFL games for NBC Sports and college football for ESPN and ABC Sports.
  • Griese is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win the Super Bowl (along with Len Dawson and Drew Brees).

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