Bob Griese

Pass attempts:	3,429
Pass completions:	1,926
Completion percentage:	56.2
Passing yards:	25,092
TD–INT:	192–172
Passer rating:	77.1

Bob Griese
	Griese in 2011
No. 12
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	February 3, 1945; Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rex Mundi (Evansville, Indiana)
College:	Purdue (1963–1966)
NFL draft:	1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (1967–1980);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII); 2× First-team All-Pro (1971, 1977); 6× Pro Bowl (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978); NFL passing touchdowns leader (1977); NFL completion percentage leader (1978); 2× AFL All-Star (1967, 1968); Jim Thorpe Trophy (1971); Bert Bell Award (1977); Miami Dolphins Honor Roll; Miami Dolphins No. 12 retired; Dolphins Walk of Fame (2011); Sammy Baugh Trophy (1966); Consensus All-American (1965); First-team All-American (1966); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1966); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1965, 1966);
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:
Pass attempts:	3,429
Pass completions:	1,926
Completion percentage:	56.2
Passing yards:	25,092
TD–INT:	192–172
Passer rating:	77.1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Robert Allen Griese (/ˈɡriːsi/ GREE-see; born February 3, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He earned All-American honors playing college football with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the Dolphins of the AFL.

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. 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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