Robert Griffith

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Robert Griffith
No. 24, 34
Position:
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1970-11-30) November 30, 1970 (age 53)
Lanham, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
High school:Mount Miguel (Spring Valley, California)
College:San Diego State
Undrafted:1993
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:1,076
Sacks:8.5
Interceptions:27
Passes defended:31
Forced fumbles:11
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Robert Otis "Griff" Griffith (born November 30, 1970) is an American former professional

NFLPA (National Football League Player's Association) for six years. Currently, he is CEO and Chairman of Matador Enterprises
Inc.

High school and college

Griffith played

undrafted free agent
.

NFL and pro football career

After college, Griffith had a brief stint in the

Unsung Hero Awards
, NFL Special Effort Awards and the 2000 Minnesota Man of the Year Award.

Griffith has modeled for Bad Boy clothing in an ad that appeared in

The Source magazines and appeared in Sports Illustrated for Women 2000 Swimsuit Issue. He also played alongside Vivica A. Fox in the Kelly Price vocaled remake of Shirley Murdock
's "As We Lay" music video. Griffith began the Robert Griffith Foundation during the 1998 offseason which provides college scholarships for at risk and disadvantaged youth throughout the country.

NFL statistics

Year Team Games Combined Tackles Tackles Assisted Tackles Sacks Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Fumble Return Yards Interceptions Interception Return Yards Yards per Interception Return Longest Interception Return Interceptions Returned for Touchdown Passes Defended
1994 MIN 15 11 8 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 MIN 16 40 30 10 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1996 MIN 14 95 77 18 2.0 2 0 0 4 67 17 41 0 8
1997 MIN 16 114 89 25 0.0 1 0 0 2 26 13 21 0 4
1998 MIN 16 87 72 15 0.0 2 0 0 5 25 5 17 0 11
1999 MIN 16 121 94 27 4.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
2000 MIN 16 103 74 29 1.0 1 2 0 1 25 25 25 0 5
2001 MIN 10 62 46 16 0.0 1 0 0 2 25 13 14 0 6
2002 CLE 12 73 62 11 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
2003 CLE 16 92 73 19 0.0 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 7
2004 CLE 16 118 92 26 1.0 0 0 0 1 18 18 18 0 3
2005 ARI 16 64 50 14 0.0 2 0 0 1 11 11 11 0 5
2006 ARI 16 80 61 19 0.0 1 1 0 3 30 10 23 0 10
Career 195 1,060 828 232 8.5 13 3 0 27 230 9 41 0 79

[3]

Philanthropy

In 1998, he founded the Robert Griffith Foundation, a highly successful program which provides college scholarships to underprivileged high school seniors. Effectively to date the foundation has sponsored 36 graduates from colleges across the US including

Stanford
to name a few. To continue the success of this project, Griffith also initiated the Viking Challenge which targets K-6th graders and challenges them in five core areas of success: responsibility, non-violence, academic improvement, drug and alcohol abstinence. Each participating student signs a contract to commit to improving in these areas and, if accomplished, receives recognition and is awarded admission to a Viking Home Game. To this day, the program has been highly beneficial to the schools, children and community with clearly positive results.

Personal life

Griffith resides in Southern California. An avid cyclist, he is also well-traveled and has spent much time in the Americas and Europe for both business and pleasure.

References

  1. ^ Pasquarelli, Len Griffith guarantees he'll be ready for season opener ESPN, August 3, 2003. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
  2. ^ Griffith led team in tackles Associated Press, February 28, 2005. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Robert Griffith Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

External links

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