Back, Kansas, 1946–⁠49

Forrest Griffith

Born
Feb 15, 1928, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Died
Dec 12, 2007, in Hemet, California

Forrest Griffith played back at Kansas (1946–⁠49). The New York Giants took Griffith in round 5, No. 59 overall in the 1950 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1948
First-team All-Big Seven
Drafted
No. 59
Round 5, 1950 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Honors

Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1946 and 1947

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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