Irish Graham Explained

Irish Graham
Birth Date:	7 November 1883
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Currentposition:	Tackle/Guard
Class:	Graduate
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	172
Highschool:	Bowen School
Major:	Physics
Pastschools:	Vanderbilt (1902–1904)
School:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Highlights:	SIAA championship (1903, 1904) All-Southern (1904)

Thomas Bennett "Irish" Graham, Jr. (November 7, 1883 – April 12, 1940) was an American college football player.

Vanderbilt University

Graham was a prominent tackle for the Vanderbilt Commodores football teams. He stood 6 feet 1 inch and weighed 172 pounds.^[1]

1904

Graham was captain of the undefeated, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion 1904 team coached by Dan McGugin in his first year.^[2] He was selected All-Southern by various publications.^[3] Graham graduated in 1905 with a B.S. in physics.

Notes and References

1. Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 5. The Football Season of 1904. 62–69.
2. Web site: Vanderbilt Trio of Underclassmen to Captain 2003 Squad; Team Without Senior Captain for First Time Since World War I . June 9, 2003 . February 20, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091126025534/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commodores/football/pressbox/releases/030609.htm . November 26, 2009 . dead .
3. Football in the South. 161 . The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide . Association . National Collegiate Athletic . 1904 .