Don Griffin
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 17, 1964 Pelham, Georgia,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Middle Tenn. St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1986/ round: 6 / pick: 162 | ||||||||
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Donald Frederick Griffin(born March 17, 1964) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was acornerbackin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders.Griffin was selected by theSan Francisco 49ersin the sixth round of the1986 NFL draft.[1]
Career
[edit]Griffin played in 11NFLseasons from 1986 to 1996. A two-timeSuper Bowlwinner with the 49ers in 1988 and 1989, Griffin also played with theCleveland Brownsfrom 1994 to 1995 and thePhiladelphia Eaglesin 1996.
The 49ers defense he was part of in 1987 allowed the fewest total yards (4,095/273 per game) and fewest passing yards (2,484/165.6 per game) of any NFL team.
The Browns defense he was part of in 1994 allowed the fewest points in the NFL (204/12.75 per game).
The only team with a losing record he played for was the 1995 Cleveland Browns (5–11).
References
[edit]- ^"1986 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedOctober 2,2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromPro Football Reference
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- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Cleveland Browns players
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- People from Mitchell County, Georgia
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
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