10 Interesting Facts About Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III

Robert Griffin III is the QB for the Washington Redskins. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

Robert Griffin III who was born on February 12, 1990 in Okinawa, Japan, has played for the Washington Redskins and been in the NFL since 2012. He won the Heisman trophy in 2011 and was elected to his first Pro Bowl in 2012.

10 interesting facts about the football player, Robert Griffin III.

Facts #1:

Robert Griffin III received his trademark nickname, RGIII, by a local sportscaster while he played high school football in Waco Texas.

Facts #2:

Robert Griffin III was the first Heisman trophy winner, since 2007, not to appear in a National title game.

Facts #3:

Robert Griffin III was a military brat. Both of his parents were Army Sergeants and he was born in Okinawa, Japan as that was their duty station when he was born. They bounced around for awhile living in Tacoma Washington, New Orleans, and finally settled down in Copperas Cove, Texas.

Facts #4:

Being extremely athletic, RGIII lettered in three sports in High school: football, track and basketball. He broke many school records at Copperas High school in football but shattered state records in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles. Was 1/100^th of a second away from tying the the National record for a high school track star in the 300-meter hurdles. As a Junior, RGIII was rated the #1 High school hurdler in the USA.

Facts #5:

Being recruited by every op school in he country, RGIII had his choice at schools. Being ranked the fourth best dual threat QB in the country and the 42^nd best player in Texas high school football, he switched to Baylor University for it's highly regarded Track and Field program after Houston coach Art Briles switched to Baylor University.

Facts #6:

RGIII graduated from Baylor University one year early with a bachelor's degree in political science. He maintained a GPA of 3.67 and was studying for his Master's degree in Communication during his final year of college eligibility.

Facts #7:

In 2012 against the Philadelphia Eagles, RGIII had a QB passer rating of 158.3 and became the youngest player in NFL history to be perfect in a game.

Facts #8:

Being highly sought out by private companies for endorsement campaigns like Nissan, Gatorade, and Adidas, RGIII earned more money before ever playing a down in the NFL than anyone else in sports history.

Facts #9:

Robert Griffin III in 2011 won just about every top award presented to a student-college athlete: Heisman Trophy, Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, Consensus All-American, First Team Academic All-Big 12, Finalist for Walter Campbell Player of the Year, Finalist for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Finalist for Wuerffel Trophy, and Semifinalist for Maxwell Award.

Facts #10:

RGIII was selected with the second pick in the 2011 draft after QB Andrew Luck. The St. Louis Rams traded the #2 pick on draft day to the Washington Redskins for 4 draft picks over 3 years; getting the Redskins 2012 first round #6 pick, their 2012 second round pick and both first round picks in 2013 and 2014.

Sources: CNN, Sporting News, Biography, ESPN, jockbio, ducksters, Forbes