Jeff Graham
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | February 14, 1969||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio) | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 2 / pick: 46 | ||||||||
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Jeffery Todd Graham (born February 14, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft.[1] Standing 6'2" and 206 lbs from Kettering, Archbishop Alter High School and Ohio State University, Graham played in 11 NFL seasons from 1991 to 2001 for the Steelers, the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Diego Chargers.
Graham's best season as a professional came during the 1995 season with the Bears, when he had 82 receptions for 1,301 yards and four touchdowns. At Alter High School, Graham was a two-way starter in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He played wide receiver on offense and safety on defense. He played an important role in helping the Knights reach the 1984 State Semifinals. In his senior year he was moved to quarterback and was successful in running the wishbone offense for the Knights. Graham was a 1st Team All-State basketball player and had many scholarship offers from big-name schools.
Personal life
[edit]Graham's house was destroyed by a lightning storm on Thursday June 28, 2007. Graham is the uncle of former University of Michigan wide receiver Roy Roundtree.[2] Graham coaches Division III high school football at Trotwood-Madison High School, in Ohio, where his team won the 2017–18 and 2019-20 state championship.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Roundtree, Roy (2010). WBBL Interview With Roy Roundtree Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Trotwood-Madison players add to Legacy". daytondailynews.com. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Chicago Bears players
- New York Jets players
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Players of American football from Dayton, Ohio
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1960s birth stubs