Ray Griffin

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Ray Griffin

|number=44

|position=Defensive back

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|6|29|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|weight_lb=186

|height_in=10

|high_school=Eastmoor Academy (OH)

|college=Ohio St.

|draftyear=1978

|draftround=2

|draftpick=35

|pastteams=* Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1978|1984}})

|highlights=* 2× Second-team All-American (1976, 1977)

• 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1976, 1977)

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=11

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=8

|statlabel3=Touchdowns

|statvalue3=3

|pfr=GrifRa20

}}

Raymond Eric Griffin (born June 26, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Griffin set up the winning touchdown in the 1975 Michigan-Ohio State rivalry game, by intercepting a Rick Leach pass with the score tied at 14-14. Griffin returned the ball to inside the 10 yard line of Michigan, leading to fullback Pete Johnson's winning TD. This winning score put the Buckeyes into the 1976 Rose Bowl{{cite book|last=Park|first=Jack|title=The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia: National Championship Edition|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=2003|isbn=1-58261-695-7}}

He is the younger brother of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.