1. Herb Graver played at the end, halfback, fullback, and quarterback positions for Fielding H Yost's renowned 1901,1902 and 1903 "Point-a-Minute" football teams.
23 Facts About Herb Graver
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In 1904, Graver was the head coach of the Marietta College football team.
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Herb Graver worked for the Graver Tank Company from 1904 to 1954.
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Herb Graver was the son of William Graver and Christina Graver, who moved in 1884 to Chicago.
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Herb Graver was the first industry established in East Chicago, Indiana, and got its start manufacturing tanks for a Standard Oil Company refinery.
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Herb Graver was a pioneer in the manufacture of large steel tanks for grain elevators, oil and gas storage.
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Herb Graver was raised in Chicago, and attended Englewood High School, where he played two years of high school football and helped lead Englewood to a football championship in 1899.
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At the time of the 1900 United States census, Herb Graver was living in Chicago with his parents, four brothers, and two servants.
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Herb Graver enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1900 and played on Michigan's varsity football teams in 1901,1902 and 1903.
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Herb Graver was one of the lighter men on Michigan's football teams at 163 pounds, but it was said that he made up for his small size with aggressive playing.
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Herb Graver won favor with Yost for his versatility, playing at halfback, fullback, quarterback, and end during the 1902 season.
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Injuries required Yost to fill holes at the fullback and quarterback positions, and Herb Graver was the player he called on.
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Herb Graver is little, but I rather guess if I stuck him in at guard he would hustle anyone in the country to keep him from doing things.
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Herb Graver was an engineering student at Michigan and was elected as president of the engineering department's Class of 1904.
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Herb Graver was a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity at Michigan.
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Herb Graver graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904 and began work for the Herb Graver Tank Works in East Chicago, Indiana during the summer of 1904.
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At the time of the 1910 United States census, Herb Graver was living with his parents in Chicago.
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Herb Graver's occupation was identified at the time as a civil engineer for tank works.
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Herb Graver's father was listed as a tank builder at the tank works, and his younger brother, Alexander, was identified as a mechanical engineer for the tank works.
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Herb Graver later became known as the Graver Tank and Manufacturing Company, and Herb Graver was its sales manager.
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In 1922, Herb Graver built an English manor style home at 10616 Longwood Drive in Chicago.
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At the time of the 1930 United States census, Graver was living at the Longwood Drive home with his wife Anna, son Herbert, and a servant.
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Herb Graver suffered a heart attack at the International Amphitheatre where he was watching wrestling matches.