Serving those who serve and protect the homeland. DOWNLOAD PHOTO (0.37 MB) This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. Otto Graham was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in ’65, his first year of eligibility and is consistently ranked high on all-time quarterback ratings. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. 1959. 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. Just four years prior he had completed a successful football career as quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, leading them to the league championship 10 years straight and winning seven of them. Otto Everett Graham, Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League. Retiring as coach, Otto remained at the Coast Guard Academy as AD and good will ambassador until his retirement in ’85. Old Guard of Southern New England Spring Reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Academy New London, CT. Thursday, June 11, 2020. He had a 97-yard touchdown run in 1943 and a 40- yard touchdown pass in 1946. Put your money where your morale is. Shop online any time and save on name brand items you know and love. Otto Graham, who led the Cleveland Browns to pro football supremacy in the decade after World War II and became one of the game's greatest quarterbacks, died yesterday at … attention patrons some coast guard exchange store hours may be affected due to covid-19 please contact your local cgx for hours of operation alaska cgx ketchikan 1300 stedman street ketchikan ak contact details 907 228-0250 store hours mon-fri 7 30am - 5pm sat 10am - 4pm sun closed OTTO GRAHAM In 1959 Otto Graham accepted the Head Coach and Athletic Director position at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. His football coach during his Coast Guard-Navy career was Bear Bryant. He's a cancer fighter. His music teacher parents mixed family values and the arts in raising four sons. After he retired from playing football in 1955, Graham coached college teams in the College All-Star Game and became head football coach for the Coast Guard Bears at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Otto Graham in 1979 had cancer and overcame it. Visitors view the many Coast Guard Academy athletes who have made their mark within the Otto Graham Athletics Hall of Fame Sept. 29, 2016, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Conn. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Barger. Otto learned the piano, violin, and cornet before focusing on French horn. In 1944, Graham was drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions, but was obligated to serve in the United States Coast Guard, serving his time with the Coast Guard while it was still operating in the service of the United States Navy. Otto Everett Graham, Jr. set his first state record at birth in Waukegan, Illinois on December 6, 1921, weighing in at 14 lbs., 12 ozs. He coached the U.S. Coast Guard Academy 1959-65, coached the Washington Redskins 1966-68, served as Coast Guard Academy Athletic Director 1970-84. He returned to the Coast Guard as athletic director in 1970 and retired in 1985 with the rank of captain. Otto Everett Graham, Jr. 1921-2003. Bronze Portrait Bust of Otto Graham NFL Hall of Fame Inductee, Otto Graham, Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence, Billiard Hall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (unveiled 10/10/2014) AWARDS, HONORS, EXHIBITS "Commander Otto Graham, the new U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletic Director." Graham played in the 1943 and 1946 College All Star Games.