About Harry C. Graves
Lived 1898 – 1966 (aged 67). Harry C. Graves was an American coach and american football player.
Harry Cornelius Graves (April 25, 1898 – January 3, 1966) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Virginia State University in 1923, and Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio from 1924 to 1933. His 1931 Wilberforce Green Wave football team was undefeated and recognized as a black college football national champion.
Graves played high school football in Pratt, Kansas and college football at Michigan Agricultural College—now known as Michigan State University. He succeeded Harry R. Jefferson at Wilberforce in 1924. He earned a master's degree from Ohio State University in 1933.
Graves died on January 3, 1966, at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland.
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Who was Harry C. Graves?
American sports coach and administrator (1899–1966)
When was Harry C. Graves born?
Harry C. Graves was born on 25 April 1898 in Denver.
When did Harry C. Graves die?
Harry C. Graves died on 24 April 1966 in Leonardtown, Maryland.
What was Harry C. Graves's occupation?
Harry C. Graves was a coach and american football player.
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Harry C. Graves was American.
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