Awards and Accomplishments
| 1973 | Came in fifth in Heisman Trophy Voting |
| 1973 | NCAA All-American; named Big Ten Player of the Year |
| 1973-74 | Silver Football Trophy |
| 1974-75 | Won Heisman Trophy |
| 1974 | UPI College Football Player of the Year |
| 1974 | Big Ten Player of the Year |
| 1974 | Walter Camp Player of the Year |
| 1975 | Maxwell Award |
| 1975 | Sporting News "Man of the Year" award |
| 1981 | Inducted into Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame |
| 1986 | Inducted into National High School Sports Hall of Fame |
| 1986 | Inducted into National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame |
| 1987 | Inducted into Columbus Urban League's Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Receives Branch Rickey Award |
| 1993 | Inducted into The Columbus Public Schools Hall of Fame |
| 1994 | Winner of Walter Camp Alumni Award |
| 1999 | Receives Price Waterhouse Coopers Doak Walker Legends Award |
| 2001 | Receives NCAA Silver Anniversary Award |
Where Is He Now?
Archie Griffin returned to Ohio State University almost immediately after retiring from the Bengals. In 1985 he was named the Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Then, in 1987, he became the Assistant Director of Athletics. By 1994 he had been promoted to the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Ohio State University, where he still works today.
At Ohio State, Griffin is directly responsible for the football program, as well as seventeen other sports. He is known as one of Ohio's ambassadors of goodwill, and he's a legend in the lore of a state where football is its unofficial religion. Archie Griffin is married to Bonita, and they have three sons: Anthony, Andre and Adam.
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3 months ago
I was in Keith's H.S. class @ Eastmoor. I wanted to thankyou for signing my homemade Get Well card in 1979. I still have it. I live in Palm Harbor, Florida now. If you have contact with any former teammates, thank them for me please. Your fan always, Michael Donaldson