Griffs Jobs

Well as Football goes about two days into my Football Career I got
sandwiched in a Spring Training scrimmage when the offensive pulling
guard smashed into the outside of my left knee and the offensive center
smashed into the inside of my left knee. Down I went like a deer being
shot from my Inside Linebacker Defensive Position where the Coaches
had placed me. My Spring Training came to abrupt end after that hit
which caused knee ligament damage. The injury required me to wear
a cast from above the knee to my ankle for a few
months during the Summer of 1972. Not the best
of times in the Summer of 72’
The knee
#85 my Senior Year as a Tiger!
Advise Start your Football Career early to learn
the basics. Anything you wish to do well from
sports to your job, career will take time, patience
and endless hours of practice.
25
finally
healed up
enough
by Fall of
1972 and
I could
test the waters and enter Hell Week for the 1972
Football Season. Somehow, I survived Hell Week
despite developing blisters during the two a day
sessions under the heat. For surviving Hell Week, I made the Football
Team for the 1972 Varsity Football Season at South Pasadena. Being a
new player without any real Experience my Football Playing time was to
say the least limited only seeing brief playing time my Senior Year appearing
in only five games on the Varsity Level in mostly mop up roles.
I recall one game where we were leading our crosstown rival San Marino
late in the 4th quarter 28 – 6. The Coach was kind enough to put us
3rd Stringers in to run out the clock. We did that alright as I ran the ball
from my tailback position getting tackled for loses on every one of my
three carries. I believe I lost 12 yards in the three carries a record which
may still stand for career minus yards rushing at South Pasadena. My
one shining Varsity moment did occur in our 2nd game of the Season at
Cal State Los Angeles against Salesian High School an all-boys Catholic
School. I was standing on the sidelines doing my usual thing that being
watching the game with the best seat in the house when I noticed one
of our starting defensive players limping off the field injured wrenching
in pain. Our Head Coach swirled around and I happened to be the 1st
player he saw and he yelled Griffin get in there. Stunned I ran onto the
field and took my stance at Defensive End not really knowing what to do
or what to expect.