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Otto Graham
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American football player, coach, executive (1921-2003)
OverviewAI-generated
Otto Graham (1921–2003) was an American athlete who played basketball, baseball, and American football. Born in Waukegan and educated at Northwestern University and Colgate University, he competed for the United States. Graham served as a quarterback and wore number 14. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions, and later coached the Washington Commanders.
His professional achievements include induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He also received the All-Pro honor and the National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. Graham died of natural causes due to an aneurysm in Sarasota, Florida, where he is buried. He had previously been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- American Football
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Family name
- Graham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waukegan
- Place of death
- Sarasota
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Educated at
- Colgate University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- baseball
- Member of team
- Cleveland Browns
- Position played
- quarterback
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 89
- Image
- A photo of Otto Graham.jpg
- Height
- 185
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1921-12-06
- date of death
- 2003-12-17
- cause of death
- aneurysm
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Florida
- Commons category
- Otto Graham
- described at URL
- findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/people/1736
- drafted by
- Detroit Lions
- medical condition
- Colorectal cancer
- sport number
- 14
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