Glynn Griffing
Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame
Ole Miss
Sugar Bowl: 1963
Inducted: 2022
Wilburn “Glynn” Griffing had an outstanding career at Ole Miss that culminated in earning Most Outstanding Player recognition in the 1963 Sugar Bowl. Griffing completed 14-of-23 passes for a then-Sugar Bowl record 242 yards as the Rebels held off Arkansas, 17-13, to cap a perfect 10-0 season – the school’s only perfect season. After Griffing threw for a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter, the Razorbacks knotted the game at 10 early in the third, but Griffing drove his team 80 yards, completing passes of 23 and 35 yards and then sneaking in from the one-yard line, to put the Rebels on top for good. During his career, the Rebels posted a record of 39-3-4 with a pair of Sugar Bowl wins and a trip to the Cotton Bowl. He earned MVP honors at the Senior Bowl following the Sugar Bowl victory in 1963 and also helped a team of College All-Stars to a stunning upset of the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. He then played in the NFL, reaching the league’s championship game in 1963.
