Marvin Graves (born February 7, 1971) is a former

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in the

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as well as one of the top signal-callers in the history of Syracuse University.

High school

Graves was a standout quarterback at Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.), and also excelled at basketball and baseball for the Washington, D.C. high school.

College

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

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, and the 1993 Fiesta bowl, where he was named co-MVP with Kevin Mitchell. In a 1992 game vs.

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, he gained 476 yards. Graves was named to Syracuse University's All-Century team in November, 1999.

Professional career

Graves was a quarterback for the

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(1994–1995), the

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(1996, 2000–2001), and the

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(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

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Catholic University of America.

Ultimate Frisbee ownership

In 2013, Graves was the co-owner of the Washington, D.C. professional Ultimate team, the DC Breeze.

References

External links

Marvin Graves website
1971 births Living people American football quarterbacks Syracuse Orange football players Catholic University Cardinals football coaches Canadian football quarterbacks Toronto Argonauts players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Montreal Alouettes players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of American football from Washington, D.C. Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni {{quarterback-1970s-stub