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{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
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|name = Travis McGriff
{{Infobox NFL biography
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|position = [[Wide receiver]]
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|24|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| position = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|24|mf=y}}
|death_date =
| birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S.
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|weight = 185
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|highschool = [[P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School|P.K. Yonge High School]]<br>Gainesville, Florida
| weight_lbs = 185
|college = [[Florida Gators football|University of Florida]]
| high_school = [[P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School|Gainesville (FL) P.K. Yonge]]
|draftyear = 1999
| college = [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
|draftround = 3
|draftpick = 93
| draftyear = 1999
|debutyear = 1999
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 93
|debutteam = Denver Broncos
|finalteam = Nashville Kats
| pastteams =
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1999}}{{NFL Year|2001}})
|finalyear = 2005
|pastteams =
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1999}}&ndash;{{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
* [[Orlando Predators]] (2003&ndash;2005)
* [[Orlando Predators]] (2003–2005)
* [[Nashville Kats]] (2005)
* [[Nashville Kats]] (2005)
| highlights =
:<small>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only.</small>
|highlights =
* [[SEC Championship Game|SEC Championship]] ([[1995 SEC Championship Game|1995]], [[1996 SEC Championship Game|1996]])
* [[Bowl Alliance|Bowl Alliance National Championship]] ([[1997 Sugar Bowl|1996]])
* [[Bowl Alliance|Bowl Alliance National Championship]] ([[1997 Sugar Bowl|1996]])
* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1998 College Football All-America Team|1998]])
* First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (1998)
* Third-team [[All-American]] ([[1998 College Football All-America Team|1998]])
* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1998 All-SEC football team|1998]])
* AFL Rookie of the Year (2003)
* AFL Rookie of the Year (2003)
|statlabel1 = Games played
| statlabel1 = Games played
|statvalue1 = 34
| statvalue1 = 34
|statlabel2 = Receptions
| statlabel2 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
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| statvalue2 = 5
|statlabel3 = Receiving yards
| statlabel3 = [[Receiving yards]]
|statvalue3 = 88
| statvalue3 = 88
|statlabel4 = Touchdowns
| statlabel4 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
|statvalue4 = 1
| statvalue4 = 1
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|aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| aflstatlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]]
|aflstatvalue2 = 2,290
| aflstatvalue2 = 2,290
|aflstatlabel3 = Touchdowns
| aflstatlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
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== Early life and family ==
== Early life and family ==


McGriff was born in [[Gainesville, Florida]] in 1976.<ref name=pfrprofile>Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McGrTr00.htm Travis McGriff]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> He attended [[P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School|P.K. Yonge High School]] in Gainesville,<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCGRITRA01 Travis McGriff]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> where he was a standout [[high school football]] player for the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave.
McGriff was born in [[Gainesville, Florida]] in 1976.<ref name=pfrprofile>Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McGrTr00.htm Travis McGriff]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> He attended [[P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School|P.K. Yonge High School]] in Gainesville,<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCGRITRA01 Travis McGriff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519062706/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCGRITRA01 |date=May 19, 2011 }}. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> where he was a standout high school football player for the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave.


McGriff was born into a family of prominent University of Florida alumni.<ref name=hairston>Jack Hairston, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 71&ndash;75 (2002).</ref> His father, [[Lee McGriff]], was a [[walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] for the [[Florida Gators football]] team who became a first-team All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) wide receiver, and later, an assistant coach for the Gators.<ref name=hairston/> His grandfather, Jack McGriff, was a member of the [[Florida Gators track and field]] team, and became the principal of the university's laboratory school, [[P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School]].<ref name=hairston/> His father's cousin, [[Perry McGriff]], was a split end for the Gators in 1958 and 1959, and later became a state representative.<ref name=hairston/> Perry's son, Mark McGriff, was a tight end for the Gators from 1986 to 1988.<ref name=hairston/>
McGriff was born into a family of prominent University of Florida alumni.<ref name=hairston>Jack Hairston, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 71–75 (2002).</ref> His father, [[Lee McGriff]], was a [[walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] for the [[Florida Gators football]] team who became a first-team All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) wide receiver, and later, an assistant coach for the Gators.<ref name=hairston/> His grandfather, Jack McGriff, was a member of the [[Florida Gators track and field]] team, and became the principal of the university's laboratory school, P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School.<ref name=hairston/> His father's cousin, [[Perry McGriff]], was a split end for the Gators in 1958 and 1959, and later became a state representative.<ref name=hairston/> Perry's son, Mark McGriff, was a tight end for the Gators from 1984 to 1988.<ref name=hairston/>


== College career ==
== College career ==


McGriff received an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, where he was a wide receiver for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1995 Florida Gators football team|1995]] to [[1998 Florida Gators football team|1998]].<ref>Pat Dooley, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1qEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2685,1625742 Spurrier: Ex-players expect a good game]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (November 8, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref><ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 97, 101, 150, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.</ref> He was a [[letterman (sports)|letterman]] on the Gators' SEC championship teams in 1995 and 1996. He was also a member of the Gators' first national championship team in 1996, which defeated the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]] 52&ndash;20 in the [[1997 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] to win the [[Bowl Alliance]] national championship.
McGriff accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, where he was a wide receiver for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1995 Florida Gators football team|1995]] to [[1998 Florida Gators football team|1998]].<ref>Pat Dooley, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1qEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2685,1625742 Spurrier: Ex-players expect a good game]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (November 8, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref><ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 97, 101, 150, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.</ref> He was a [[letterman (sports)|letterman]] on the Gators' SEC championship teams in 1995 and 1996. He was also a member of the Gators' first national championship team in 1996, which defeated the [[1996 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] 52–20 in the [[1997 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] to win the [[Bowl Alliance]] national championship.


McGriff had seventy receptions as a senior in 1998, including thirteen catches in a 222-yard performance versus the [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/> He finished his final college season with ten touchdowns and an SEC single-season record of 1,357 yards receiving, and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a third-team [[All-American]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
McGriff had seventy receptions as a senior in 1998, including thirteen catches in a 222-yard performance versus the [[1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina Gamecocks]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/> He finished his final college season with ten touchdowns and an SEC single-season record of 1,357 yards receiving, and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/>


McGriff graduated from the University of Florida with a [[bachelor's degree]] in exercise and sport sciences in 2004.
McGriff graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 2004.


== Professional career ==
== Professional career ==


McGriff was chosen in the third round (ninety-third pick overall) of the [[1999 NFL Draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]],<ref>Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2035 1999 National Football League Draft]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> and played for the Broncos for three seasons from {{NFL Year|1999}} to {{NFL Year|2001}}.<ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2035 Travis McGriff]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> After three years with the Broncos, he was released in October 2001.<ref>"[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=peoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qY4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2681,5074677 Broncos waive Jenkins, McGriff]," ''Boca Raton News'' (October 24, 2001). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> He also had a short stint with the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>Bill Fay, "[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-16/sports/0302160282_1_mcgriff-predators-travis Preds Find A Great Catch]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (February 16, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref>
McGriff was chosen in the third round (ninety-third pick overall) of the [[1999 NFL draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Broncos for three seasons from {{NFL Year|1999}} to {{NFL Year|2001}}.<ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2035 Travis McGriff]. Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> After three years with the Broncos, he was released in October 2001.<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=peoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qY4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2681,5074677 Broncos waive Jenkins, McGriff]," ''Boca Raton News'' (October 24, 2001). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> He also had a short stint with the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>Bill Fay, "[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-16/sports/0302160282_1_mcgriff-predators-travis Preds Find A Great Catch]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (February 16, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref>


He also played in the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]], including three seasons with the [[Orlando Predators]] from 2003 to 2005,<ref>Tom Wyrwich, "[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-03-06/sports/0503060399_1_predators-ucf-mcgriff Ex-UCF Player Fryzel Cements Role With Preds]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (March 6, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> where he won AFL Rookie of the Year honors in 2003,<ref>"[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-05-29/sports/0305290279_1_ac-milan-tyson-salaam Predators' McGriff Wins Award]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (May 29, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> and part of one season for the [[Nashville Kats]] in 2005. He compiled 158 receptions for 2,290 yards and forty-five touchdowns in Arena Football League play.
He also played in the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]], including three seasons with the [[Orlando Predators]] from 2003 to 2005,<ref>Tom Wyrwich, "[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-03-06/sports/0503060399_1_predators-ucf-mcgriff Ex-UCF Player Fryzel Cements Role With Preds]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (March 6, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> where he won AFL Rookie of the Year honors in 2003,<ref>"[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-05-29/sports/0305290279_1_ac-milan-tyson-salaam Predators' McGriff Wins Award]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (May 29, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.</ref> and part of one season for the [[Nashville Kats]] in 2005. He compiled 158 receptions for 2,290 yards and forty-five touchdowns in Arena Football League play.
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). {{ISBN|0-7948-2298-3}}.
* Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
* Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). {{ISBN|0-9650782-1-3}}.
* Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
* Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). {{ISBN|1-58261-514-4}}.
* McCarthy, Kevin M., ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=_Tk-IQepI6cC Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football]'', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
* McCarthy, Kevin M., ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=_Tk-IQepI6cC Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football]'', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). {{ISBN|978-0-7385-0559-6}}.
* Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.
* Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). {{ISBN|1-57167-196-X}}.


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{{Persondata
|NAME = McGriff, Travis
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = McGriff, William Travis; McGriff, W. Travis
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player, wide receiver
|DATE OF BIRTH = June 24, 1976
|PLACE OF BIRTH = Gainesville, Florida, United States
|DATE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:Orlando Predators players]]
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[[Category:Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Gainesville, Florida]]

Revision as of 23:03, 5 September 2024

Travis McGriff
No. 83, 80, 3
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1976-06-24) June 24, 1976 (age 48)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Gainesville (FL) P.K. Yonge
College:Florida
NFL draft:1999 / round: 3 / pick: 93
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:34
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:88
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:158
Receiving yards:2,290
Receiving touchdowns:45
Stats at ArenaFan.com

William Travis McGriff (born June 24, 1976) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in two different professional football leagues. McGriff played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of a national championship team. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL), and the Orlando Predators and Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Early life and family

McGriff was born in Gainesville, Florida in 1976.[1] He attended P.K. Yonge High School in Gainesville,[2] where he was a standout high school football player for the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave.

McGriff was born into a family of prominent University of Florida alumni.[3] His father, Lee McGriff, was a walk-on for the Florida Gators football team who became a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) wide receiver, and later, an assistant coach for the Gators.[3] His grandfather, Jack McGriff, was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team, and became the principal of the university's laboratory school, P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School.[3] His father's cousin, Perry McGriff, was a split end for the Gators in 1958 and 1959, and later became a state representative.[3] Perry's son, Mark McGriff, was a tight end for the Gators from 1984 to 1988.[3]

College career

McGriff accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was a wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1995 to 1998.[4][5] He was a letterman on the Gators' SEC championship teams in 1995 and 1996. He was also a member of the Gators' first national championship team in 1996, which defeated the Florida State Seminoles 52–20 in the Sugar Bowl to win the Bowl Alliance national championship.

McGriff had seventy receptions as a senior in 1998, including thirteen catches in a 222-yard performance versus the South Carolina Gamecocks.[5] He finished his final college season with ten touchdowns and an SEC single-season record of 1,357 yards receiving, and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a third-team All-American.[5]

McGriff graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 2004.

Professional career

McGriff was chosen in the third round (ninety-third pick overall) of the 1999 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos.[6] He played for the Broncos for three seasons from 1999 to 2001.[7] After three years with the Broncos, he was released in October 2001.[8] He also had a short stint with the Atlanta Falcons.[9]

He also played in the Arena Football League, including three seasons with the Orlando Predators from 2003 to 2005,[10] where he won AFL Rookie of the Year honors in 2003,[11] and part of one season for the Nashville Kats in 2005. He compiled 158 receptions for 2,290 yards and forty-five touchdowns in Arena Football League play.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Travis McGriff. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Travis McGriff Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jack Hairston, Tales from the Gator Swamp, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 71–75 (2002).
  4. ^ Pat Dooley, "Spurrier: Ex-players expect a good game," The Gainesville Sun (November 8, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 97, 101, 150, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  6. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  7. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Travis McGriff. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Broncos waive Jenkins, McGriff," Boca Raton News (October 24, 2001). Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  9. ^ Bill Fay, "Preds Find A Great Catch," Orlando Sentinel (February 16, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Tom Wyrwich, "Ex-UCF Player Fryzel Cements Role With Preds," Orlando Sentinel (March 6, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  11. ^ "Predators' McGriff Wins Award," Orlando Sentinel (May 29, 2003). Retrieved May 7, 2011.

Bibliography

  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
  • Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
  • Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
  • McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
  • Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.