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

Irish Graham
Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionTackle/Guard
ClassGraduate
MajorPhysics
Personal information
Born:(1883-11-07)November 7, 1883
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:April 12, 1940(1940-04-12) (aged 56)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (1902–1904)
High schoolBowen School
Career highlights and awards

Vanderbilt University edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

  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. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Association, National Collegiate Athletic (1904). "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.

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