Mark Grieb

Mark Grieb

San Jose SaberCats — No. 16
Quarterback
Date of birth: May 23, 1974 (1974-05-23)
Place of birth: Torrance, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Arena Football debut
1997 for the Anaheim Piranhas
Career history
College: UC Davis
AFL Entry year: 1997
AFL Entry team: Anaheim Piranhas
Teams: Anaheim Piranhas (1997) Milwaukee Mustangs (1997) Scottish Claymores (1998) San Jose SaberCats (1999 - 2008, 2011-present) Las Vegas Outlaws (2001)
Career highlights and awards
First-team CoSIDA All-Region (1996) AFL 2002 Offensive Player of The Year 2x ArenaBowl MVP (XVIII, XXI) ArenaBowl XXI Offensive Player of the Game 3x ArenaBowl champion (XVI, XVIII, & XXI) 2x First-team All-AFL (2002, 2005) 1x Second-team All-AFL (2004)
Selected AFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2008 AFL season)
Comp. %	2,954/4,411
Passing yards	36,842
TD-INT	716-95
QB Rating	123.3
External stats
Stats at ArenaFootball.com
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at Sportsline.com

Mark Grieb (born May 23, 1974, in Torrance, California) is an Arena football quarterback for the San Jose SaberCats . He was originally signed by the Anaheim Piranhas. He played college football at UC Davis.

Grieb has appeared in four ArenaBowls, winning titles in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

High school career

Grieb attended Oak Grove High School in San José, California, where he was a student and a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.

College career

Grieb attended UC-Davis and was a letterman in football. In football, he finished his career, in the school's top 10 in six different offensive categories. As a senior, he passed for a school-record 3,230 yards and 25 touchdowns, and earned First-team CoSIDA All-Region honors, was a Football Gazette All-American pick, and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is given to the NCAA Division II college football MVP.

Professional career

In 1997, Grieb signed with the Anaheim Piranhas of the Arena Football League. Later that season he was traded to the Milwaukee Mustangs, and spent 1998 with the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe before returning to Arena football with the San Jose SaberCats for the 1999 season, where he has remained with the exception of 2001, where he played in the XFL with the Las Vegas Outlaws. With the SaberCats, he has appeared in four ArenaBowls and wins in the 2002, 2004, and 2007, although in 2002, on his way to completing an AFL regular season record 13-1 year, he was injured against the Arizona Rattlers, sustaining a season-ending broken collarbone. John Dutton, Grieb's backup at the time, took over and continued to help lead the team to the ArenaBowl, winning it against the same Rattlers. In 2004, Grieb was able to stay healthy and help lead the SaberCats to another win the ArenaBowl against the Rattlers. In 2008, he helped lead the SaberCats to yet another ArenaBowl appearance, in ArenaBowl XXII, a 59-56 loss to the Philadelphia Soul. After the 2008 season the league was suspended for 2009 with Mark a free agent. In 2011, when the SaberCats started back up, they signed Mark back to the team for his 11th season with the team.

Records and awards

Grieb holds several records in AFL history including:

• Most passing yards in one year: 4,796
• Pass completion percentage for one year: 73%
• Passer rating for one year: 133.5
• Career passer rating: 124.2

External links

• Mark Grieb at The Football Database

Preceded by John Dutton

ArenaBowl MVPs XVIII

Succeeded by Willis Marshall

Preceded by Matt D'Orazio

ArenaBowl MVPs XXI

Succeeded by Matt D'Orazio