Rich Griffith
{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rich Griffith
| image = Rich Griffith 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Griffith in 2023
| number = 88, 85
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|31}}
| birth_place = Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 262
| high_school = Tucson (AZ) Catalina
| college = Arizona
| draftyear = 1993
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 138
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1993}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995|2000}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 21
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 296
| statlabel3 = Return yards
| statvalue3 = 33
| pfr = GrifRi00
}}
Richard Pope Griffith{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrifRi00.htm |title=Rich Griffith |access-date=March 11, 2009 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com }} (born July 31, 1969) is an American former professional football player who played tight end for seven seasons for the New England Patriots{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?pn=7&ac=alumnibios |title=New England Patriots Alumni: Alumni Bios |access-date=March 11, 2009 |publisher=patriots.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208024523/http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?pn=7&ac=alumnibios |archive-date=February 8, 2005 }} and Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguars.com/News/pdf/2008/History_and_2007_review.pdf |title=History and 2007 Review |access-date=March 11, 2009 |work=Jacksonville Jaguars 2008 Media Guide }} {{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
College career
Griffith was a four-year starter for the University of Arizona Wildcats. He caught 26 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns in his college career. He was named to the All-Pac-10 team following his senior year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.outdoorspeakersagency.com/html/rich_griffith.html |title=Rich Griffith |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213214109/http://www.outdoorspeakersagency.com/html/rich_griffith.html |url-status=dead }}
Professional football
=New England Patriots=
Griffith was selected by New England in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Griffith signed with the Jaguars in January 1995 as a veteran free agent and was a member of the Jaguars inaugural team. He retired from football in 2001.{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/04/02/daily16.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050625073603/http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/04/02/daily16.html| archive-date = 2005-06-25| title = Rich Griffith retires from NFL - 2001-04-05}} His primary job as a member of the Jaguars was that of a long snapper.
Personal life
Following his NFL career, Griffith took a position as the Northeast Florida area director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is currently residing in Phoenix and is the Campus Pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church Fountain Hills.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Patriots1993DraftPicks}}
{{1995 Jacksonville Jaguars}}
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Category:People from Batesville, Arkansas
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Arizona Wildcats football players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Players of American football from Arkansas
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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