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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Glynn Griffing Slotted Into Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame
1/1/2023 | Football
NEW ORLEANS – Former Ole Miss quarterback Glynn Griffng was one of four legends recently inducted into the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the 89th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl, on Dec. 31, in New Orleans.
Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Bobby Scott (Tennessee) and Peter Warrick (Florida State) joined Griffing as part of the fifth class in the hall of fame.
Co-captain of Ole Miss' undefeated 1962 team, Griffing earned Most Outstanding Player recognition in the Rebels' 1963 Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas. Griffing completed 14-of-23 passes for a then-Sugar Bowl record 242 yards as the Rebels held off Arkansas, 17-13, to cap a perfect 10-0 season – the school's only perfect season. After Griffing threw for a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter, the Razorbacks knotted the game at 10 early in the third, but Griffing drove his team 80 yards, completing passes of 23 and 35 yards and then sneaking in from the one-yard line, to put the Rebels on top for good.
A member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame, Griffing quarterbacked Coach John Vaught's Rebels to a share of the 1962 national championship. He took home Atlanta TD Club's SEC Back of the Year in his final season. He earned MVP honors at the Senior Bowl following the Sugar Bowl victory in 1963 and also helped a team of College All-Stars to a stunning upset of the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game.
During his career, the Rebels posted a record of 39-3-4 with a pair of Sugar Bowl wins and a trip to the Cotton Bowl. Griffing was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants and would later retire from the NFL to enter private business.
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Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Bobby Scott (Tennessee) and Peter Warrick (Florida State) joined Griffing as part of the fifth class in the hall of fame.
Co-captain of Ole Miss' undefeated 1962 team, Griffing earned Most Outstanding Player recognition in the Rebels' 1963 Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas. Griffing completed 14-of-23 passes for a then-Sugar Bowl record 242 yards as the Rebels held off Arkansas, 17-13, to cap a perfect 10-0 season – the school's only perfect season. After Griffing threw for a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter, the Razorbacks knotted the game at 10 early in the third, but Griffing drove his team 80 yards, completing passes of 23 and 35 yards and then sneaking in from the one-yard line, to put the Rebels on top for good.
A member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame, Griffing quarterbacked Coach John Vaught's Rebels to a share of the 1962 national championship. He took home Atlanta TD Club's SEC Back of the Year in his final season. He earned MVP honors at the Senior Bowl following the Sugar Bowl victory in 1963 and also helped a team of College All-Stars to a stunning upset of the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game.
During his career, the Rebels posted a record of 39-3-4 with a pair of Sugar Bowl wins and a trip to the Cotton Bowl. Griffing was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants and would later retire from the NFL to enter private business.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
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