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  The Seattle Times: Sports: Legendary Browns QB, Otto Graham was always a winner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Graham was an all-American in football and basketball at Northwestern in 1944.
Graham was part of a pro football championship with the Browns and a pro basketball championship with the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League, a forerunner of the NBA.
Graham was rushed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital yesterday and diagnosed with an aortic dissection, a break in the main artery that carries blood from the heart, his son, Duey Graham, told The Associated Press.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001818030_otto18.html   (609 words)

  
 Auto Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I'm Richard Graham, son of Dorothy and Richard Sr., renamed "Otto" by my high-school football coach.
In 1948, at the age of twelve I wandered into the sprint car pits at the Otsego County Fairgrounds in Morris N.Y. looking for a place to wear off a green phase of carnival ride sickness.
This site is about posting pictures and information about the type of racing shown on the links to the left for the enjoyment of race fans everywhere.
www.o-graham.com   (282 words)

  
 Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Graham who was diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in 2001, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital earlier in the day with a tear in his aorta, the same heart condition that killed actor John Ritter, said his son, Duey Graham.
Otto Graham was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965, and the Browns retired his uniform No. 14, which he wore from 1952-55.
Otto Graham later coached the Washington Redskins from 1966-1968, where he compiled a 17-22-3 record and was replaced by Vince Lombardi in 1969.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /memorial/browns/graham.html   (1065 words)

  
 Otto Graham
Otto Graham (December 6, 1921 - December 17, 2003) was an American professional football player.
Graham had an astounding 105-17-4 record with the Browns before he retired after the 1955 season.
Graham died of a heart aneurysm in Sarasota, Florida on December 17, 2003.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/o/ot/otto_graham.html   (272 words)

  
 Otto Graham Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Otto Graham (born 1921) was one of professional football's greatest quarterbacks and most accurate passers.
Otto Graham was a huge baby, weighing 14 pounds and 12 ounces when he was born on December 6, 1921 in Evanston, Illinois.
Graham's first pass in the new league went for a touchdown, and the Browns stunned the Eagles with a 35-10 victory.
www.bookrags.com /biography/otto-graham   (1914 words)

  
 NFL.com: NFL - HOF: Otto Graham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Otto Graham was the essence of Brown's vision of a quarterback.
Graham passed for 4 touchdowns, but fumbled after a nice gain on a draw play, leaving the field with his team trailing by a point and less than two minutes to play.
Graham was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965, coached the Redskins for three years and the Coast Guard Academy twice, and beat cancer 25 years ago.
www.nfl.com /news/hof/40graham.html   (1971 words)

  
 Otto Graham - Living The Good Life | NEWS | NFLPLAYERS.COM
Otto was named MVP in all but one season as the Browns' dominance eventually led to the league demise; ending any hopes of a championship game between the AAFC and NFL.
Otto's first pass in the NFL was a touchdown as the Browns defeated the Eagles.
Otto Graham was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1965 and is consistently ranked as one of the top passers of all time.
www.nflplayers.com /news/news_release.aspx?id=531   (905 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham dies at 82   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Graham was diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in 2001.
Graham later coached the Washington Redskins from 1966-68 – he compiled a 17-22-3 record and was replaced by Vince Lombardi in 1969.
Graham returned to the Coast Guard and was the Academy's athletic director until his retirement in 1985.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20031217-1805-fbn-obit-graham.html   (1132 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - Graham won seven pro titles
Graham was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital earlier in the day with a tear in his aorta, said his son Duey.
Graham, who wore uniform numbers 14 and 60, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
Graham later coached the Washington Redskins from 1966 to 1968 -- he compiled a 17-22-3 record and was replaced by Vince Lombardi in 1969.
espn.go.com /classic/obit/s/2003/1217/1688946.html   (868 words)

  
 TSN Presents - Football's 100 Greatest Players
Automatic Otto was just that from 1946 through 1949 when he led the Browns to a 47-4-3 record and four straight championships in the All-America Football Conference, and from 1950 to 55 when his Browns captured three NFL titles and lost three other times in the title game.
Graham, a former basketball and football star at Northwestern and a one-year professional in the old National Basketball League, was a clever ballhandler who was handpicked by franchise architect Paul Brown as the centerpiece for his innovative T-formation offense.
Graham passed the Browns to a humbling debut victory over defending-champion Philadelphia, a first-year championship and instant respect.
archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/100/7.html   (345 words)

  
 ESPN.com: 'Automatic Otto' defined versatility
Otto Graham was known for his passing, but he gained a lot of yards by running for the Cleveland Browns of the 1940s and '50s, too.
Graham was not only the top AAFC quarterback, but he became an NFL all-pro four times and MVP twice.
Graham was born Dec. 6, 1921 in Waukegan, Ill. He was a triple-threat tailback (he also kicked) for Waukegan High School, where his father was the band director.
espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00014210.html   (1301 words)

  
 Scout.com: Otto Graham Passes Away at 82
Otto Graham was an icon of Cleveland Browns football, and is perhaps the most successful quarterback in the history of professional football.
Otto Graham was nearly not a quarterback at all, in fact, he was nearly not even a football player.
Graham also was the head coach of the College All-Stars during the annual game against the NFL champion team from 1958-1965.
browns.scout.com /2/214378.html   (621 words)

  
 NFL.com - NFL News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Graham was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965, and the Browns retired his uniform No. 14, which he wore from 1952-55.
Otto Graham never missed a game in 10 years as a QB and accumulated a record of 105-17-4.
Graham later coached the Washington Redskins from 1966-68 -- he compiled a 17-22-3 record and was replaced by Vince Lombardi in 1969.
www.nfl.com /news/story/6931904   (1214 words)

  
 Otto Graham League - Rules - Great Lakes Fantasy Football Leagues
Otto Graham was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in '65, his first year of eligibility.
For example, the Otto Graham League champion will automatically pick 16th, with the runner-up picking 15th - even if those teams had the worst record of the playoff teams during the regular season.
Teams in the Otto Graham League may keep their entire ENTIRE roster from season to season, provided they remain at or beneath the 180 unit salary cap.
www.glffl.net /graham_rules.html   (3755 words)

  
 Scout.com: Otto Graham was a Perfect "10"
Otto Graham from saying he's the best quarterback in football history, but the record book boldly states that he is the only passer to take his team to a championship game in every season he played.
Graham recounted one incident that was typical of Brown's insistence on discipline.
Graham completed nine of 10 passes in the second half to lead Cleveland to a 23-20 comeback victory.
browns.scout.com /2/214679.html   (1076 words)

  
 Otto Graham Passes Away   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Graham’s number 14 is retired by the Browns and he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
Graham also holds the club record for highest completion percentage in a season (64.73; 167-258 in 1953).
Graham, who also wore No. 60 earlier in his career with the Browns, was born on Dec. 6, 1921 in Waukegan, Ill.
www.limaareabrownsbackers.org /ottograhamtribute.htm   (518 words)

  
 Otto Graham - Picture - MSN Encarta
Quarterback Otto Graham, with the ball, charges through the line for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in 1955.
Graham joined the Cleveland Browns in 1946 and led the team to four consecutive All-America Football Conference championships (1946-1949).
In 1950 the Browns joined the National Football League (NFL), and Graham guided the team to another league title.
encarta.msn.com /media_461528713_761557873_-1_1/Otto_Graham.html   (58 words)

  
 Otto Everett Graham, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Graham retired from basketball that year but continued with the Browns until 1955.
In 1959 he was commissioned a commander in the Coast Guard and became the head football coach and athletic director at the Coast Guard Academy, positions he held for seven years.
Captain Graham was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1965, his first year of eligibility and is consistently ranked as one of the top passers of all time.
www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/faqs/ottograham.html   (241 words)

  
 OttoMatic: A biography Of Otto Graham Written By Duey Graham To
Although the Grahams lost their patriarch in late 2003, all are pleased that Ottos words and deeds live on among the amusing and poignant anecdotes told by those whose lives Automatic Otto Graham touched.
In 1946, Otto was starting forward on the Rochester Royals NBL championship basketball team and also quarterbacked the Cleveland Browns to their first AAFC championship.
Graham, a Paul Brown disciple, also coached the nations best college football players for ten summers in the College All-Star game and left his mark on todays flag officers of the United States Coast Guard.
www.boothbayregister.maine.com /2004-11-04/ottomatic.html   (527 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Once Graham joined the Browns, he not only quickly mastered the mechanics of the T but he became the heart of a dynamic football machine.
With Graham at the controls, the Browns won four straight AAFC titles and compiled an awesome 52-4-3 record.
Still, pro football "experts" theorized Otto and the Browns would get their comeuppance once they faced the NFL in 1950, but both the quarterback and the team proved more than equal to the occasion.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=77   (581 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Heart problem kills NFL Hall of Famer Otto Graham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Otto Graham was the perfect quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.
Otto Graham helped lead the Browns past the Rams in the 1950 NFL title game.
Graham was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital earlier in the day with a tear in his aorta, said his son, Duey Graham.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/browns/2003-12-17-graham_x.htm   (1346 words)

  
 Immortal Investments Publishing 1-800-475-2066
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Otto Graham's retirement from the Cleveland Browns at age 33, Otto's son Duey has written his late father's biography, OttoMatic.
Using dozens of family scrapbooks for reference--a collection started by Otto's mom when he was in grade school--Duey bumped his equity loan and began writing.
Although the Graham's lost their patriarch in late 2003, Duey is proud that Otto's words and deeds live on among the amusing and poignant anecdotes told by his family and others whose lives "Automatic Otto" Graham touched.
www.immortalinvestments.com /hard_covers/hc_otto_graham.shtml   (194 words)

  
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Since their conception the Browns relied on the arm and leadership of their quarterback Otto Graham.
Graham led the Browns to the 1950 title over the Los Angeles Rams.
The Browns would reemerge as champions in 1954 and Graham would retire in 1955 after leading the Browns to their sixth championship title.
www.mitchellandness.com /detail.aspx?ID=1886   (169 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Steinbrenner remembers watching Otto Graham
Graham was in the hospital in Sarasota, Fla., and Beverly held the phone up to her husband's ear.
Graham's teams made it to the title game in every year he played in the old All-America Football Conference and NFL.
Graham's first NFL pass went for a touchdown and the Browns won 35-10.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=1689031   (591 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Ottomatic: The Remarkable Story of Otto Graham: Livres en anglais: Duane Graham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
From 1946 to 1955 "Automatic Otto" Graham of the Cleveland Browns dominated his sport like no player past or present.
With his keen intellect, rifle arm, intense pride, and "can't stand to lose" demeanor, Otto propelled his team to an incomprehensible regular season record of 105-17-4 while establishing individual record after record.
NFL Hall of Famer Otto Graham lived a life of extraordinary excellence on and off the field.
www.amazon.fr /Ottomatic-Remarkable-Story-Otto-Graham/dp/0972363742   (300 words)

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