Marvin Graves
{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1971|02|07}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| status = Not Active
| import = yes
| position1 = Quarterback
| college = Syracuse
| high_school = Archbishop Carroll
| playing_years1 = 1994–1995
| playing_team1 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years2 = 1996, 2000–2001
| playing_team2 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years3 = 1997
| playing_team3 = Montreal Alouettes
}}
Marvin Graves (born February 7, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, becoming one of the top signal-callers in the program's history.
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C.,{{cite web|title=Marvin Graves|work=Pro Football Archive|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/grav00420.html|access-date=December 15, 2023}} Graves was a standout quarterback at Archbishop Carroll High School, and also excelled at basketball and baseball for the D.C. high school.{{Cite news|last=Huff|first=Donald|date=1990-05-22|title=MOTEN OPTS TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT SYRACUSE|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/05/22/moten-opts-to-play-basketball-at-syracuse/cfabd171-ac4e-4d97-8893-ac38e71c6b55/|access-date=2020-10-27|issn=0190-8286}}
College career
Graves finished his career as the all-time passing yardage leader at Syracuse (8,466), leading the Orange in the category each of his four campaigns. His 48 touchdown tosses rank second in program history. Graves quarterbacked SU to victories in the 1990 Aloha bowl, the 1992 Hall of Fame bowl, where he was named MVP,{{Cite news|title=GRAVES MVP AS SYRACUSE TIPS OHIO ST.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/01/02/graves-mvp-as-syracuse-tips-ohio-st/e5b97082-e151-4d59-80bf-630cee440608/|access-date=2020-11-02|issn=0190-8286}} and the 1993 Fiesta bowl, where he was named co-MVP with Kevin Mitchell.{{Cite news|last=Rhoden|first=William C.|date=1993-01-02|title=COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Orange Find Footing to Beat Buffaloes (Published 1993)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/02/sports/college-football-orange-find-footing-to-beat-buffaloes.html|access-date=2020-11-02|issn=0362-4331}} In a 1992 game vs. Rutgers, he gained 476 yards.{{Cite web|last=Northrop|first=Milt|title=SYRACUSE'S GRAVES BURIES RUTGERS IN AVALANCHE OF OFFENSIVE RECORDS|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/syracuses-graves-buries-rutgers-in-avalanche-of-offensive-records/article_9f55027a-2d51-57df-b96f-dce902978e82.html|access-date=2020-11-02|website=The Buffalo News|date=11 October 1992 |language=en}}
Graves was named to Syracuse University's All-Century team in November, 1999.{{Cite web|title=Marvin Graves, Football, 1990-93|url=https://cuse.com/sports/2005/5/31/mgraves.aspx|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Syracuse University Athletics|language=en}}
Professional career
Graves was a quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts (1994–1995), the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1996, 2000–2001), and the Montreal Alouettes (1997).
Coaching career
After his CFL career, Graves went on to coach for Washington, D.C. high schools as well as several quarterback camps. He coached quarterbacks for the Division III Catholic University of America.
Ultimate Frisbee ownership
In 2013, Graves was the co-owner of the Washington, D.C. professional Ultimate team, the DC Breeze.{{Cite web|last=Austermuhle|first=Martin|date=2013-09-05|title=Disc Management: Can Professional Ultimate Frisbee Make It in D.C.?|url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/452799/disc-management-can-professional-ultimate-frisbee-make-it-in-d-c/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://carrierdome.syr.edu/Sports/Football/2005/mgraves.asp Marvin Graves website]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Syracuse Orange football players
Category:Catholic University Cardinals football coaches
Category:Canadian football quarterbacks
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
Category:Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni