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E. Dewey Graham

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E. Dewey Graham
Graham c. 1919, from the annual college yearbook of New Hampshire College
Biographical details
Born(1898-05-18)May 18, 1898
Kittery, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1967(1967-12-05) (aged 69)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S
Playing career
Football
1916–1920New Hampshire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921New Hampshire (freshmen/line)
1922–1925Montpelier HS (VT)
1926–1930Norwich
Baseball
1926–1931Norwich

Edward Dewey Graham (May 18, 1898 – December 5, 1967) was an American college football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Norwich University from 1926 to 1930.[1]

Graham attended Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he was team captain in 1914.[1] He then played college football for New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (which became the University of New Hampshire in 1923) where he was captain of the 1919 team.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from New Hampshire in 1922.[1]

Graham served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. He made an inter-service transfer to the united States Army in 1922, where served first in costal artillery and later in field artillery. He was commander of costal defense in the Netherlands Antilles Command from 1940 to 1945, and retired from active service with the rank of colonel.[1]

Graham died on December 5, 1967, in Providence, Rhode Island.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. p. 303. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. 1921. p. 273. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  3. ^ "Former Montpelier NU Coach Is Dead". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. Associated Press. December 7, 1967. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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