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- Archie Griffin grew up in
- Columbus, Ohio, not far
- from the Ohio State Uni-
- versity football stadium. In
- that stadium, wearing an
- Ohio State uniform, Archie became a star.
-
- A running back, Archie gained 5,177 yards in
- his career, an NCAA record at the time. (The
- current record-holder is Tony Dorsett.) He
- rushed for 100 or more yards in 31 con-
- secutive games, for another NCAA record.
- He was a three-time All-America and led
- Ohio State to four straight Rose Bowls, from
- 1973 to 1976. And he became the first player
- to win the Heisman Trophy twice, winning
- in 1974 and 1975.
-
- As a pro, Archie did not have as much
-