Obie Graves is a former Citrus College and

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football player, who played three seasons in the

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Football career

While at Monrovia High School, he played for the football time in the halfback position from 1972 until 1974. Graves went on to Citrus College, where he played from 1975 to 1976. While there, he earned and still holds the records for: Most Carries In A Season: (235), for the 1975 season; Most Rushing Yards In A Season (1228), for the 1976 season; Most All Purpose Yards In A Season (1445), for the 1976 season; Most Points In A Season: (108) for the 1976 season, Most Touchdowns In A Season: (18) for the 1976 season, Most Points In A Career: (138), for his career there spanning 1975-1976; and Most Touchdowns In A Career: (23) for 1975-1976. Graves transferred to

in 1977 and played for their football team as a

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. In 1978, he ran a total of 219 yards in their game against

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. Graves played in the

after he graduated from college, playing two seasons as a running back for the

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, in 1980 and 1982 and one season for the

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in 1981. He holds the Tiger-Cat record for most carries in a game, with thirty-three carries.

References

*http://citruscollege.com/projects/73/2007/2007_Football_Media_Guide.pdf *http://www.ticats.ca/page/all-time-roster-g {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Obie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Cal State Fullerton Titans football players Canadian football running backs Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Citrus Owls football players American football running backs