Curtis McGriff
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Donalsonville, Georgia, U.S.
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| Positions | Defensive tackle, nose tackle | ||||
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| Born | May 17, 1958 Donalsonville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Cottonwood (Cottonwood, Alabama) | ||||
| College | Alabama | ||||
| NFL draft | 1980: undrafted | ||||
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Curtis McGriff (born May 17, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[1]
McGriff grew up in rural Houston County, Alabama in the southeastern corner of the state. He attended and played football at Cottonwood High School in Cottonwood, Alabama graduating in 1976. He played college football at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1976 to 1979. McGriff was an interior defensive lineman for the 1978 squad that defeated Penn State in the famous “goal line stand” Sugar Bowl. He was also part of the 1979 team that repeated as undisputed national champions, punctuated by a win over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl.