:Tyrone McGriff

{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 61, 68

| position = Guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 220

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|1|13}}

| birth_place = Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|12|9|1958|1|13}}

| death_place = Melbourne, Florida, U.S.

| draftyear = 1980

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 333

| high_school = Vero Beach

| college = Florida A&M

| teams =

Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1980|1982}})
Michigan Panthers (1983–1984)
Memphis Showboats ({{USFL Year|1985}})

| pastcoaching =

Florida A&M (1986–1988)
Assistant
Tennessee State (1988–1989)
Assistant
Bethune–Cookman (1990–1993)
Assistant
Bethune–Cookman (1993)
Interim head coach
Olympic Heights Community HS (FL) (1994)
Head coach
Dillard HS (FL) (1995)
Head coach
Fort Lauderdale HS (FL) (1996)
Head coach
Grambling State (1998–1999)
Offensive line

| highlights =

PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 36

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 10

| pfr = McGrTy20

| CollegeHOF = 1971

}}

Tyrone K. McGriff Sr. (January 13, 1958 – December 9, 2000) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Biography

McGriff played college football as a guard for the Florida A&M Rattlers. The team finished with records of 11–0 and 12–1 in his sophomore (1977) and junior (1978) seasons, including a victory in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. He was named an All-American of the NCAA College Division for the 1977, 1978, and 1979 seasons. McGriff was inducted to the Florida A&M athletic hall of fame in 1989.{{cite web |url=https://famuathletics.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tyrone-mcgriff/349 |title=Tyrone McGriff |website=famuathletics.com |accessdate=July 20, 2024}} He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.{{cite web |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1971 |title=Tyrone McGriff |website=footballfoundation.org |accessdate=July 20, 2024}}

McGriff was "Mr. Irrelevant" of the 1980 NFL draft, having been selected with the final pick (333rd overall). He went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers for three seasons, and then played three seasons in the United States Football League (USFL).{{Cite web |title=1980 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was a member of the 1983 USFL champions as a starting guard for the Michigan Panthers, for whom he also played in 1984 before playing the 1985 season with the Memphis Showboats.

After his playing career, McGriff held several coaching roles in college football, including two games as interim head coach of the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats in 1993. He also served as a head coach at three high schools in Florida.

McGriff died in December 2000, two weeks after suffering of a heart attack.{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/12/12/ex-famu-star-mcgriff-dies/ |title=Ex-famu Star Mcgriff Dies |website=orlandosentinel.com |date=December 12, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818200302/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-12-12/sports/0012120176_1_zinedine-zidane-soccer-player-mcgriff |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live |via=Wayback Machine}} At the time of his death, he was employed as director of the Gifford Youth Activity Center in Vero Beach, Florida.{{cn|date=July 2024}} He was survived by his two children, April and Tyrone McGriff Jr., and wife, Barbara Rollins McGriff.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Head coaching record

=College=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Bethune–Cookman Wildcats

| conf = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1993

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1993

| name = Bethune–Cookman{{efn|Sylvester Collins served as head coach before he was suspended after the first nine games of the 1993 season. McGriff replaced Collins as acting head coach for the final two games. Bethune–Cookman finished 1–10 overall and 0–6 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.}}

| overall = 1–1

| conference = 0–1

| confstanding = 7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Bethune–Cookman

| overall = 1–1