Marvin Graves
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop Carroll |
| College | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
As player | |
| 1994–1995 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1996, 2000–2001 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1997 | Montreal Alouettes |
| CFL status | American |
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.
Born in Washington, D.C.,[1] Graves was a standout quarterback at Archbishop Carroll High School, and also excelled at basketball and baseball for the D.C. high school.[2]
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,[3] and the 1993 Fiesta bowl, where he was named co-MVP with Kevin Mitchell.[4] In a 1992 game vs. Rutgers, he gained 476 yards.[5]
Graves was named to Syracuse University's All-Century team in November, 1999.[6]
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.