(1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 50) Torrance, California, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995
UC Davis
1997
Anaheim Piranhas
1997
Milwaukee Mustangs
1998
Scottish Claymores
1999–2008
San Jose SaberCats
2001
Las Vegas Outlaws
2011–2012
San Jose SaberCats
Position(s)
Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001
Stanford (GA)
2003
Menlo (OC)
20??
Monterey Peninsula (assistant)
20??
Football (assistant)
2011
Menlo (WR)
2013–2014
Menlo
2017–
Sacred Heart Prep
Head coaching record
Overall
8–13
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team CoSIDA All-Region (1996)
AFL Offensive Player of The Year (2002)
2× ArenaBowl MVP (XVIII, XXI)
ArenaBowl XXI Offensive Player of the Game
3× ArenaBowl champion (XVI, XVIII, & XXI)
2× First-team All-Arena (2002, 2005)
Second-team All-Arena (2004)
AFL passing touchdowns leader (2008)
2× AFL passing yards leader (2005, 2011)
AFL's 25 Greatest Players #18 (2012)
Mark Richard Grieb (born May 23, 1974) is a former Arena football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL). Grieb currently serves as the head coach of the Sacred Heart Prep Gators football team in Atherton, California. He was a 13-year veteran of the AFL, having played quarterback for the Anaheim Piranhas (1997) and San Jose SaberCats (1999–2008, 2011–2012). Grieb also played in NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores (1998) and in the XFL with the Las Vegas Outlaws (2001). Grieb is the second quarterback in AFL history to throw for over 47,000 yards, over 900 touchdowns, over 3,800 completions, and over 10,000 pass attempts.[1] He officially retired on November 8, 2012. He played college football at University of California, Davis. Grieb passed for 48,080 yards between the Arena League, XFL and NFL Europe.[citation needed]
Grieb appeared in three ArenaBowls, winning titles in 2002, 2004 and 2007.
^Mark Emmons (November 8, 2012). "San Jose SaberCats quarterback Mark Grieb retires". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
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