Irish Graham

Irish Graham
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position Tackle/Guard
Class Graduate
Major Physics
Career history
College Vanderbilt (1902–1904)
Personal information
Date of birth November 7, 1883
Place of birth Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of death April 12, 1940 (aged 56)
Place of death Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Bennett "Irish" Graham, Jr. (November 7, 1883 – April 12, 1940) was an American college football player.

Vanderbilt University

1904 Vanderbilt football team. Graham is in the middle with the football.

Graham was a prominent tackle for the Vanderbilt Commodores football teams. He stood 6 feet 1 inch and weighed 172 pounds.[1]

1904

Graham was captain of the undefeated, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion 1904 team coached by Dan McGugin in his first year.[2] He was selected All-Southern by various publications.[3] Graham graduated in 1905 with a B.S. in physics.

References

  1. "The Football Season of 1904". Vanderbilt University Quarterly 5: 62-69.
  2. "Vanderbilt Trio of Underclassmen to Captain 2003 Squad; Team Without Senior Captain for First Time Since World War I". June 9, 2003.
  3. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.

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