Archie M. Griffin

Mr. Griffin has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. since January 2004. 

Prior thereto, he served as the Associate Director of Athletics at The Ohio State University from 1994 to 2003, after serving more than nine years in various positions within the Athletic and Employment Services Departments at The Ohio State University.

Mr. Griffin is widely known as the only two-time winner of the prestigious Heisman Trophy, symbolic of “The Outstanding College Football Player of the Country.” He was a three time All American in 1973, 1974 and 1975. He received many awards and recognitions during his college career. Graduating a quarter early from Ohio State, Griffin earned his degree in Industrial Relations. In 1976, he was a first round draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals, where he served as co-captain and played with the franchise for eight years.

Mr. Griffin has been Director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., since 2000. Mr. Griffin also serves as a director of Motorists Mutual Insurance Company and the Ohio Auto Club and is a member of The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation Board of Trustees, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Commission, the Governing Committee for The Columbus Foundation and the Board of the Columbus Youth Foundation.