In a small way, appearing at the spring Chantilly, Va. sports card and memorabilia show was like a snapshot of college life for Bob Griese.
A College and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Griese spent his collegiate years in the mid 1960s at Purdue University, where he starred at quarterback, excelled academically, joined a fraternity, plus played some basketball and baseball. (In one baseball season, his pitching record at Purdue was 12-1.)
At the Chantilly show Griese took a quick break from signing a variety of helmets, photos and other items to spend a few minutes with Sports Collectors Digest.
The brief interview was more of a two-minute drill than a long, time-consuming scoring drive, but the 78-year-old