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Analyst, College Football, ABC Sports
Bob Griese, who is currently one of network television's most respected football analysts, is in his 23rd year of broadcasting and his 18th year as expert commentator on ABC's coverage of College Football.
Direct, frank commentary and skillful use of a telestrator during replays have helped distinguish Griese as an insightful and enlightening analyst. From 1982 through 1986 he was a top analyst for NBC Sports' NFL coverage. He has also covered numerous post-season bowl games, including the NFL Super Bowl, College Football's Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, and two of the first three Bowl Championship Series games of College Football.
In March 2004 Griese was honored by the National Football League's Alumni Association with their Career Achievement Award.
Known as the "thinking man's quarterback" during his brilliant 14-year NFL career with the Miami Dolphins (1967-1980), Griese was renowned for his poised leadership and ingenious play-calling during the Dolphins' dominance of the NFL in the early 1970s. He led the Dolphins to three straight Super Bowl appearances and back-to-back championships in '72 and '73. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the 1972 Miami Dolphins' perfect 17-0 season.
Griese, who became the 14th passer to join the NFL's exclusive 25,000-yard club, had a .700 winning percentage (91-39-1) under Miami head coach Don Shula. He appeared in six AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, two AFL All Star Games, and was a consensus All-Pro in 1971 and 1977. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
Griese's jersey, #12, is the first of only three to have been retired by the Miami Dolphins. He was one of the original group of players named to the Dolphin Honor Roll, established to honor the most outstanding individuals in Dolphin history. He was elected by the fans to be the quarterback of the Dolphins' Silver Anniversary team, commemorating their first 25 years.
A two-time All-American at Purdue, voted the All-time Quarterback for Purdue's first 100 years, and named to the inaugural class of the Boilermaker Athletic Hall of Fame, Griese is a member of College Football's Hall of Fame. He is also past president of the Miami Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, serves on the Board of the Don Shula Foundation and is an active member of the Orange Bowl Committee.
Griese has three sons - the youngest of whom, Brian, begins his seventh season as an NFL quarterback. Brian and his father are co-authors of the inspirational book, "Undefeated."
Griese and his wife, Shay, live in Jupiter, Florida.