Ray Graves

American football player, coach, athletic director, College Football Hall of Fame (1918-2015)
Person human Q7297541

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 31, 1918
Date of death
April 10, 2015
Place of birth
Knoxville
Place of death
Clearwater
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Citizenship
United States
Birth name
Samuel Ray Graves
Country for sport
United States
Family name
Graves[20]
Given name
Ray, Samuel
Position played on team / speciality
center[18]
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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College Football Data Warehouse ID
905
College Football HoF ID
1883
Find a Grave memorial ID
144824794
Florida Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
ray-graves
Freebase ID
/m/08wf7b
NCAA Statistics coach ID
23154
NFL.com player ID
ray-graves
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
graves-ray
Trading Card Database name ID
138578

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Summary

Ray Graves's place of birth was Knoxville[1]. He was born on December 31, 1918[2]. He died in Clearwater[3]. He died on April 10, 2015[4]. He worked as an American football player[5] and coach[6].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Tennessee[11], a public university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1794[23], headquartered in Knoxville[24] and Central High School[12], a high school[25], in United States[26], founded in 1906[27].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football[8], an American football team[28], in United States[29], founded in 1892[30]; Florida Gators football[9], a college sports team[31], in United States[32], founded in 1906[33]; and Florida Gators[10], a university and college sports club[34], in United States[35].

Recognition

Awards received include College Football Hall of Fame[13], an American football hall of fame[36], in United States[37], founded in 1951[38] and University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame[14].

FAQs

Where was Ray Graves born?

Ray Graves's place of birth was Knoxville[1].

Where did Ray Graves die?

Ray Graves passed away in Clearwater[3].

What did Ray Graves do for work?

Ray Graves worked as American football player[5] and coach[6].

Where did Ray Graves go to school?

Ray Graves was educated at University of Tennessee[11] and Central High School[12].

What awards did Ray Graves receive?

Honors received include College Football Hall of Fame[13] and University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame[14].

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  17. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . NFL.com player database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  13. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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