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Irish Graham

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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

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

Vanderbilt University

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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

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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

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  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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