draftyear finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position highschool draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1991 2001 chicago , illinois 1993 351 2.9 122 844 12 howard griffith
 fullback chicago -lrb- il -rrb- julian 9 illinois 17 november 1967 gri439086 30 , 29 236 rushing yards average receptions receiving yards total touchdowns
howard griffith

howard griffith -lrb- born november 17 , 1967 -rrb- is a retired american football fullback who spent 11 seasons in the nfl -lrb- 1991 -- 2001 -rrb- .
while at the university of illinois , howard set the ncaa record for touchdowns in a game with eight .
it occurred on september 8 , 1990 , against southern illinois university in a 56 -- 7 illinois win .
griffith , raised in chicago 's roseland neighborhood , attended now defunct mendel catholic prep high school of the chicago catholic league until his sophomore year .
for his junior year , he transferred to julian high school , where he was an all-city performer .
