Bill Graham (Canadian football)

{{Short description|Canadian football player (1935–2020)}}

{{similar names|Bill Graham (disambiguation){{!}}Bill Graham}}{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL player

|name=Billy Graham

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|birth_date={{birth date|1935|11|15}}

|birth_place=Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

|death_date={{death date and age|2020|1|2|1935|11|15}}

|death_place=Ontario, Canada

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|Height_ft=5

|Height_in=7

|Weight_lbs=165

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|position1=Halfback

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|career_highlights=

• Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1953}}, {{CFL Year|1957}})

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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1953}}–{{CFL Year|1960}}

|playing_team1=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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William Douglas Lionel Graham (November 15, 1935 – January 2, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1953 and 1957.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=grahabil002|title=Billy Graham Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|website=www.justsportsstats.com}} Graham previously played football with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, and was educated at St. Andre's College. He was chairman of the Sources of Knowledge Forum of the Bruce Peninsula. Previously he was a manager, president, and eventually majority owner of University Scholarships of Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.sourcesofknowledge.ca/board-of-directors-2013/ |title=Board of Directors 2013 — Sources of Knowledge Forum |accessdate=September 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911115940/http://www.sourcesofknowledge.ca/board-of-directors-2013/ |archivedate=September 11, 2014 }} He lived on the Bruce Peninsula and in Mississauga, Ontario. Graham died on January 2, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://turnerporter.permavita.com/site/WilliamDGraham.html?p=GiwaHR4Bfz01cXdDRFB1Ag|title=William Graham | Mississauga | Turner & Porter Funeral Directors|website=turnerporter.permavita.com}}