Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin
Griffin in 2022
No. 45
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1954-08-21) August 21, 1954
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Eastmoor
(Columbus, Ohio)
College:Ohio State (1972–1975)
NFL draft:1976: 1st round, 24th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,808
Rushing average:4.1
Rushing touchdowns:7
Receptions:192
Receiving yards:1,607
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is an American former football running back who played with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he became the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in NCAA history, 1974–1975, and is considered one of the greatest college football players of all time. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Buckeyes and was the first player to ever start in four Rose Bowls. He was selected in the first round by the Bengals in the 1976 NFL draft.