Running back, Northwestern, 1941–43
Otto Graham
- Born
- Dec 6, 1921, in Waukegan, Illinois
- Died
- Dec 17, 2003, in Sarasota, Florida
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Otto Graham played running back at Northwestern (1941–43). He finished third in the 1943 Heisman vote. The Detroit Lions took Graham in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1956College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1965Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1941, 1942Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1943Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1943First-team All-Big Ten
- 1943National leader in punt return average (18.4)
- 1943Third in the Heisman vote
All-America: AP first team 1943; All-America Board 1943; Football News 1943; UP second team 1943; Sporting News third team 1942; Central Press first team 1943; Central Press third team 1942
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1950–54) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 7 (1947–49, 1951, 1953–55) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1952
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1947–49, 1951, 1953–55; AP second team 1952; Sporting News first team 1954–55; Sporting News second team 1948; New York Daily News first team 1951–55; United Press first team 1951–55; and 2 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–49 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books and statues
In books
In bronze
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there. Statues: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons; links only.
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