About: Walter D. Graham   Sponge Permalink

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A native of Chicago, Graham attended the English High and Manual Training School and the North Division High School. In 1901, the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that a "young Hercules" had been discovered in a Chicago high school:

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  • Walter D. Graham
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  • A native of Chicago, Graham attended the English High and Manual Training School and the North Division High School. In 1901, the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that a "young Hercules" had been discovered in a Chicago high school:
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Birth Date
  • 1885-01-23(xsd:date)
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Name
  • Graham, Walter D.
  • Walter D. Graham
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  • --10-26
Date of Death
  • 1927-07-14(xsd:date)
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Birth Place
  • Illinois
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  • 1927-07-14(xsd:date)
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  • 180(xsd:integer)
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  • United States
Place of Birth
  • Illinois
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Known For
  • Football player
Date of Birth
  • 1885-01-23(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • Football player
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  • A native of Chicago, Graham attended the English High and Manual Training School and the North Division High School. In 1901, the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that a "young Hercules" had been discovered in a Chicago high school: "HIGH SCHOOL BOY A MARVEL OF STRENGTH.Walter D. Graham is the young Hercules in strength discovered among the Chicago high school boys who aspire to become heroes of the gridiron. ... Medical inspectors of the Board of Education had been making physical examinations of ambitious punters to see whether their constitutions were rugged enough to withstand the vigorous tactics of football. After over a hundred applicants had been put through a series of tests the examiners were astonished to be confronted, who gave his age as 16 years and his weight at 218 pounds. In normal condition his chest measure is 41½ inches, and in expansion he stretches the tape to 44 inches. His height is 5 feet 6 inches. His flesh and muscles are as solid as bands of steel. The gripping machines did not register high enough to show his strength. ... It is unnecessary to add that Graham was declared fit to stand any hardship known on the gridiron." Despite his size, Graham also won honors as a hurdler while in high school.
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