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

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I was there ... Archie Griffin
Aug. 7, 2011
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Marc Hardin
Enquirer contributor

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Archie Griffin went on to play for the Bengals after his Ohio State career that netted him two Heisman Trophies. / Enquirer file

It's been more than 35 years since Ohio State running back Archie Griffin ran into the record books and carved a unique place in sports history by becoming the first and only college football player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. He was presented with his second Heisman Dec. 6, 1975, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City.

Griffin can't go back to the building where he accepted his trophies and find the surroundings exactly as they were - the club was less than half a mile from the World Trade Center and closed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks - but he can stroll down memory lane and remember the emotions that overcame him the day he won his second Heisman.

"No question, winning the Heisman Trophy for the second time was very, very special," Griffin said. "I didn't think it would ever get to anybody twice because nobody had done it."

Griffin, who turns 57 Aug. 21, said that many elements came together to form the perfect storm of back-to-back Heisman Trophy-winning seasons. He chose to attend Ohio State in 1972, the first year under the new freshman-eligible rule, following a visit coach Woody Hayes made to his home.

Griffin, who is now president of the Ohio State Alumni Association and co-owner of the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball team, had concerns about choosing Ohio State because Hayes had used the "Wishbone" and "T" formations and Griffin wasn't sure how many carries he was going to get. He said Hayes pulled him into an office at Eastmoor High School and diagrammed plays he would use during Griffin's first year. Some were outlined in an "I" formation scheme, which Hayes would later install.

"Nobody knows why we eventually went to the 'I' but Woody," said Griffin, who was impressed with the blocking Hayes drew up that day at his school. "But he was a man who looked at his talent and decided what would be best for the team. He figured with the talent he had there, that running from the "I" would be the best thing."

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Ohio State's Archie Griffin: Page 2 Q&A
By Thomas Neumann
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Archie Griffin smiles after besting Chuck Muncie, Ricky Bell and Tony Dorsett for the Heisman in 1975.

The name Archie Griffin is synonymous with Ohio State football.

He's the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy. He's the Buckeyes' career rushing leader with 5,589 yards. He was the first player to start in four consecutive Rose Bowls. During his collegiate career, Ohio State went 40-5-1 and finished in the top 10 in the AP poll each year.

He's also a tremendous ambassador for Ohio State, currently serving as president of the school's alumni association. Legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes once famously said of Griffin, "He's a better young man than he is a football player, and he's the best football player I've ever seen."

Page 2 recently interviewed Griffin and asked him about conference realignment, the resignation of Jim Tressel and whether Urban Meyer will be the next coach of the Buckeyes. Here's what transpired:

Page 2: Where do you keep your Heisman Trophies?

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Griffin and son Adam hold the famed No. 45 at his 1999 jersey retirement ceremony at Ohio Stadium.

Griffin: Right now, I've got one at the school at the Ohio Union. The ballroom has been named in my honor, and they've got a display case right outside of the ballroom, and I display one of the Heisman Trophies there. The other Heisman Trophy is in a restaurant called the Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill. It's a restaurant that really does a wonderful job of displaying the history of sports at Ohio State University, so I keep the other one there. I always figure that more people will see those trophies in those establishments than would see them in my home, and I really like for people to see them. I'm very, very proud of them because it speaks for the teams that I played on during my time at Ohio State. I always felt that I was at the right place at the right time with the right people, meaning the coaches and players I played for and played with. So I feel very fortunate from that standpoint.

Have you saved any memorabilia from your playing days?

Oh, yeah. Those trophies are certainly very personal to me and very important to me. But I've got a lot of stuff from my playing days -- even back through Little League. It's either with me or with my mother, so we've got a lot of stuff. ... When I was growing up -- and we've got eight kids in our family -- my mom and dad were very proud of all of our accomplishments. In our lower level of our house, they would always leave space for trophies and awards that we won in sports, and we were very, very proud of that.

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I was there ... Archie Griffin
Sep. 18, 2011
Written by
Kevin Goheen
Enquirer contributor

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Running back Archie Griffin was a member of the Bengals' 1981 AFC Championship team. / Enquirer file

Bruised hands.

Archie Griffin remembers his hands after Week 2 of the 1981 Bengals season.

The running back, starting in place of an injured Charles Alexander, had 25 touches - 15 rushes and 10 receptions - for more than 100 yards of combined offense and scored twice in a 31-30 victory against the Jets at Shea Stadium when they still actually played NFL games in New York City.

One week after backup quarterback Turk Schonert replaced a struggling Ken Anderson and rallied the Bengals to victory from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit, the Bengals went on the road and backed up Week 1 with a rally from two 14-point deficits (14-0 and 17-3) to beat a Jets team destined for a playoff berth itself.

Playing across the street from the U.S. Open, where John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg in four sets, the Bengals went 2-love for the first time in six seasons.

That was a fact far more important to Griffin than how his body felt.

Griffin took time out of his busy schedule as the president/CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association to speak with Enquirer contributor Kevin Goheen for a look back at the 30th anniversary of the Bengals' 1981 AFC Championship team.

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Griffin, Taliaferro honored

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Ohio State's Archie Griffin and Indiana's George Taliaferro have been honored with post-career awards by the Big Ten Conference.

Griffin, a two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy, was recognized with the Ford-Kinnnick Leadership Award. Taliaferro, a two-time first-team running back, was selected the first recipient of the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award.

Taliaferro is the Chairman Emeritus of the Children's Organ Transplant Association and sits on the Board of Directors of the Monroe County Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Griffin created the Archie Griffin Scholarship Fund, which benefits Ohio State's Olympic sports programs. He and his wife formed the Archie and Bonita Griffin Foundation Fund which helps develop sports, educational and travel programs for youth in Central Ohio.
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All-125th College Football Team

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Ohio State, 1972-75
RB: Archie Griffin
The only two-time Heisman winner, this Ohio State Buckeye is also the only Big Ten player to start in four Rose Bowls. He set an NCAA record with 31 consecutive 100-yard games.
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Archie Griffin part of Sporting News' All-125th team
PUBLISHED Thursday, Dec 15, 2011
Sporting News

In 1974, Ohio State great Archie Griffin piled up 363 more first-place votes than runner-up Anthony Davis on the way to his first Heisman Trophy. A year later, he won by 309.

Fitting then, that as Sporting News celebrates its 125th birthday, Griffin is one of our selections on our college football All-125th team. Click here for a photo gallery look at the 24 players on our esteemed list.

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Archie Griffin was the first player to start in four Rose Bowls. (AP Photo)

From the December 22, 2008 issue of Sporting News, Griffin talks about his Heisman moments:

I found out I was a finalist. Back then, they notified your university sports information that you were to be in New York the next day. So this was on a Monday. They wanted me to be in New York on Tuesday, usually with a couple other players, to announce the Heisman winner.

When I got there, I found out I was the only one there. They announced me as the winner that afternoon.

It was my first time in New York and the hoopla surrounding it?being in the Downtown Athletic Club really was something special. It really didn?t hit me that I?d won until the dinner on the following Monday night. That?s when it really hit me. I broke down and started crying because I just got to thinking about all the people who helped me get where I was. My whole family was there. It was very emotional.

One of my hosts when I was in New York for the Heisman told me sometimes it gets real emotional and to not let it bother me. I said, ?I don?t think it will bother me.? He reminded me of the great speech that John Cappelletti had the year before and I thought, I?m not going to get up there and cry, that?s not me. Lo and behold, seconds in, the emotion just overtook me. I don?t know where it came from.

The next year when they called sports information, they knew that I would know that nobody else would be there. They said, ?Don?t say anything to anybody??but I did tell my parents. They announced me as the winner that Tuesday for the second time. It was quite a bit different back then. It wasn?t a TV show like it is now.

That time, I was prepared. My teammates teased me: ?Don?t get up there and start crying.? So I was ready for it.
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