Ernest Graves Sr.

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Ernest Graves
Ernest Graves close shot (American Football book).jpg
Biographical details
Born(1880-03-27)March 27, 1880
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
DiedJune 9, 1953(1953-06-09) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C.
Playing career
Football
1897–1900North Carolina
1901–1904Army
Baseball
c. 1904Army
Position(s)Fullback (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Army
1908Harvard (line)
1912Army
Baseball
1901North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall7–8–1 (football)
11–4–2 (baseball)

Ernest "Pot" Graves (March 27, 1880 – June 9, 1953) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1906 and 1912. Graves retired from the Army with the rank of brigadier general.

Biography[]

Graves was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1905. He served with the 3rd Engineers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently served in the Philippines from 1909 to 1910. He later served in Mexico with General John J. Pershing, commanding the engineering company that built roads to allow supplies to be provided to the Army. He also served with Pershing in France during World War I. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Intermediate Section and was responsible for building warehouses used to supply the Army in France. He was retired from the Army in 1921 due to deafness.[1]

Family and death[]

After leaving the military, Graves married Lucie Gunn Birnie in 1923.[1] Graves' son, Ernest Graves Jr., became a lieutenant general in the Army. Graves died at the age of 73 on June 9, 1953 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.[2]

Head coaching record[]

Football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Army Cadets (Independent) (1906)
1906 Army 2–5–1[n 1]
Army Cadets (Independent) (1912)
1912 Army 5–3
Army: 7–8–1
Total: 7–8–1

Notes[]

  1. ^ Graves took over as head coach after Henry Smither was relieved from duty following a 12–0 victory over Tufts in the season opener.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Engineer Memoirs: Lieutenant General Ernest Graves" (PDF). U.S. Army.
  2. ^ "Brig. Gen. Graves, 73, Of River Commission" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. June 12, 1953. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "2020 Army West Point Football Media Guide" (PDF). United States Military Academy. p. 117. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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