Eliot Varnum Graves (September 24, 1882 – 1967) was an

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player and coach of football and

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. He served as the head football coach at

Lawrence University Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducation ...

in Appleton, Wisconsin from 1906 to 1908, compiling a record of 11–10. Graves was also the head basketball coach at Lawrence from 1907 to 1909, tallying a mark of 13–6. Graves played football at the

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in 1903. He was the son of

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bishop Anson Rogers Graves.

Head coaching record

Football

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Eliot 1882 births 1967 deaths American football halfbacks Basketball coaches from Vermont Lawrence Vikings football coaches Lawrence Vikings men's basketball coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football players People from Bennington, Vermont Players of American football from Vermont