Marvin Graves (born February 7, 1971) is an American former professional
football
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player who was a
quarterback
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in the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He played
college football
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for the
Syracuse Orange
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, becoming one of the top signal-callers in the program's history.
Early life
Born in
Washington, D.C.
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, Graves was a standout quarterback at
Archbishop Carroll High School, and also excelled at basketball and baseball for the D.C. high school.
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
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bowl, the 1992
Hall of Fame
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bowl, where he was named
MVP
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* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
, and the 1993
Fiesta bowl, where he was named co-MVP with
Kevin Mitchell. In a 1992 game vs.
Rutgers
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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
Toronto Argonauts
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(1994–1995), the
Saskatchewan Roughriders
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(1996, 2000–2001), and the
Montreal Alouettes
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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
Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
Catholic University of America
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.
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
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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