Name: Bob Griese
Position: Quarterback
Number: 12
Height/Weight: 6-1, 190
College: Purdue
Drafted: 1967 first round, by Miami
Hometown: Evansville, TN
Born: 2/3/45

Career: He was unquestionably the "thinking man's quarterback." Bob Griese, renowned for his poised leadership and ingenious play-calling, sustained the Dolphin offense with a flair for winning from 1967-80. The bespectacled quarterback became the 14th passer in the NFL's exclusive 25,000-yard club in 1980. On the same day he reached that milestone, he suffered a shoulder injury which ultimately forced his retirement on June 25, 1981. His No. 12 jersey became the first to be retired May 6, 1982, in ceremonies at the Dolphins' annual awards banquet. In 1990, he was also voted the quarterback on the Dolphins' Silver Anniversary all-time team, and on Nov. 19, 1990, he was enshrined on the Dolphin Honor Roll at Pro Player Stadium. He had a .698 winning percentage (91-39-1) under Coach Don Shula. "Cornerstone of the franchise," Dolphin founder Joe Robbie called him. He was a consensus All-Pro quarterback in 1971 and 1977, made six appearances in the Pro Bowl and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player six times by South Florida media. After becoming eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame in 1985, Griese was named as a finalist all five years before being elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. "He's probably the most unselfish guy I've ever been around," Shula said. "He got as much of a thrill calling the right running play for a touchdown as he did connecting on a bomb. That's just his makeup."