Archie Griffin
“The Three D’s: Desire, Dedication, and Determination. Those three words stuck with me, and I think about and use them all the time. With desire you have to have a goal in life, something to shoot for. Dedication gives you the commitment to achieve that goal. And determination enables you to overcome the obstacles that get in your way. Those three D’s have pretty much been my motto.”
Biography
Archie Griffin (1954) is a former American football running back and college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. He won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Griffin played for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1972-75. He is the only back to have led the Big Ten Conference in rushing for three consecutive years and the only player in collegiate football history to start four Rose Bowl games.
Griffin is president of The Ohio State University Alumni Association and spokesman for the Wendy's High School Heisman award program. He was assistant athletic director for The Ohio State University.
Career Highlights
| 1972 | Debut for Ohio State University |
| 1973 | Rose Bowl with OSU |
| All American | |
| Big Ten Player of the Year | |
| 1974 | Rose Bowl with OSU |
| All American | |
| Won Heisman Trophy | |
| Walter Camp Player of the Year | |
| Big Ten Player of the Year | |
| United Press International named him Player of the Year | |
| 1975 | Rose Bowl with OSU |
| Won Heisman Trophy | |
| All American | |
| United Press International named him Player of the Year | |
| Maxwell Award 1975 | |
| Named by Sporting News Man of the Year | |
| 1976 | Rose Bowl with OSU |
| 1984 | Joined OSU athletic department |
| 1986 | Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame |
| 1994 | Appointed assistant athletic director at OSU |
