White Graves

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White Graves
No. 44, 41
Position Defensive back
Personal information
Born (1942-03-20) March 20, 1942 (age 83)
Crystal Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrystal Springs
College LSU
AFL draft 1965: 17th round, 135th overall pick
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

White Solomon Graves III (born March 20, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Boston Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Patriots in the 17th round of the 1965 AFL draft.

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Early life

Graves attended Crystal Springs High School in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. [1]

Graves played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was named to the Academic All-SEC team in 1964. [2]

Professional career

Graves was selected by the Boston Patriots with the 135th pick in the 1965 AFL draft. He played in forty games for the Patriots from 1965 to 1967. [1]

He played in two games for the Cincinnati Bengals during the 1968 season. [1]

Personal life

His son, Sol Graves, played quarterback for the LSU Tigers. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WHITE GRAVES". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Academic All-SEC" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 250. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. "Sol Graves". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2016.