COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of Ohio State's most honored athletes will be honored in a new way next month.
Archie Griffin, a former Buckeyes running back and the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy as the game's top player, will dot the "i" during a Script Ohio performance by the Ohio State Marching Band. It'll happen before the home football game on Aug. 31 against Akron.
Griffin, 69, joins a select group of honorees allowed to dot the "i," including comedian Bob Hope, golfer and Upper Arlington native Jack Nicklaus, and Griffin's coach with the Buckeyes, Woody Hayes. The last person to get to so was another former football coach, Earle Bruce, in 2016.
Photos: Archie Griffin through the years
“The opportunity, in Ohio Stadium, to dot the 'i' is a very special honor,” Griffin said in a news release Thursday. “I know that Woody was proud to have had that opportunity, and I am following in his footsteps and am extremely proud of this opportunity."
Griffin, a Columbus native who graduated from Eastmoor High School, played for Ohio State from 1972 to '75, winning the Heisman his final two seasons. He also served as president and CEO of the Ohio State Alumni Association before stepping down in 2015.
Dotting the "i" is the pinnacle of the Marching Band's Script Ohio performance before every home football game. It's typically done by a senior sousaphone player. The group surprised Griffin with the invitation in July, the news release said.
The Akron game is also the season opener for the Buckeyes, who went 11-2 last season and finished No. 9 in the final Associated Press rankings.