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Marcus Kevin Griffin was born on January 4, 1985 in Austin, Texas. He is currently a safety for the Texas Longhorns. He has a twin brother Michael who formerly played with him at Texas.
High School Career
Griffin attended Bowie High School where he was coached by Jeff Ables. As a senior he earned Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas honors as a defensive back and was first team All-district on both offense and defense. He made 82 tackles-including 62 solo, 3 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. He also played quarterback.
Personal
Marcus' twin brother, Michael Griffin, was also a defensive back at UT. Micheal was a first rounder for the Tennessee Titans in the 2007 NFL Draft. Their parents, Ronald and Mae, are both retired from the United States Armed Services.
University of Texas Longhorns
2004
Griffin started his career with the Longhorns as a redshirt freshman with the 2004 Texas Longhorn football team. That year, he played in all 12 games and made 10 tackles, including 7 on special teams.
2005
In 2005, he played in all 13 games for the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team at free safety and on special teams and recorded 32 tackles.
2006
In 2006 he appeared in 11 games for the 2006 Texas Longhorn football team , starting 10, all at strong safety. The two missed games were against Rice and Baylor and were due to injury. He was named a second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree and well as UT’s Outstanding Defensive Newcomer.
2007
As a member of the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team Griffin caught an interception, which he returned 91 yards for a touchdown, helping UT win vs Baylor.
References
- ^ "Marcus Griffin makes name for himself at Texas". Dallas Morning News. December 232007. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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