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Big Ten Football: Ranking the 30 best players of all time

By Quinn Douglas

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after their 27-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after their 27-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – SEPTEMBER 08: The game ball is delivered via sky diver under new lights for the Purdue Boilermakers prior to a game against the Ohio Bobcats at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 8, 2017 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – SEPTEMBER 08: The game ball is delivered via sky diver under new lights for the Purdue Boilermakers prior to a game against the Ohio Bobcats at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 8, 2017 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Bob Griese Career Statistics, 1963-1966

  • Games Played: 29
  • Completions: 348
  • Pass Attempts: 609
  • Completion Percentage: 57.1
  • Passing Yards: 4,402
  • Passing Touchdowns: 28
  • Interceptions: 29
  • Passing Yards per Game: 151.7
  • Rushing Yards: 427
  • Notable: 1966 Heisman Trophy runner-up, Consensus All-American, 1965 & 1966

Before he was a college football broadcaster and quarterback of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, Bob Griese was a legendary quarterback for Purdue. Griese threw for 4,402 yards and 28 touchdowns in his Boilermaker career. Griese finished his career with a 14-13 win over USC in Purdue’s first ever Rose Bowl appearance.

Griese arrived at Purdue by way of Evansville, Indiana and became starter by his sophomore season. Along with football, Griese was also a pitcher for the baseball team and finished 12-1 in a season during his career. He went on to be drafted by the AFL’s Miami Dolphins and quarterback their legendary 1972 team, which is the only team in the Super Bowl era to finish undefeated.

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