Frederick Hartley Graham was a professional football

American football

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 player in the National Football League

National Football League

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 who played in 1926

1926 NFL season

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 with the Providence Steam Roller

Providence Steam Roller

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 and the Frankford Yellow Jackets

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Prior to joing the NFL, Graham attended and played college football

College football

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 at West Virginia University

West Virginia University

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. At WVU, Graham excelled in football and basketball

Basketball

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 from 1921 to 1925 and earned first-team All-American honors in basketball in 1924. He also earned four letters in football as an end and served as the team's captain in 1924.

He was a member of West Virginia's only undefeated football team, which posted a 10-0-1 record in 1922. Graham also helped WVU collect its first bowl victory, a 21-13 decision over Gonzaga

Gonzaga University

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 in the 1922 East-West Shrine Game

East-West Shrine Game

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. During his Mountaineer career, WVU posted a 30-6-3 record. On May 25, 2009, Graham was inducted into the WVU Athletics Hall of Fame.