Artis P. Graves

Artis P. Graves (September 23, 1907 – August 11, 1977)[1] was an American football coach and educator. He served as head football coach at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1940 and again from 1944 to 1949. His 1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team compiled a record of 10–1, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) title and a black college football national championship.

Artis P. Graves
Biographical details
Born(1907-09-23)September 23, 1907
DiedAugust 11, 1977(1977-08-11) (aged 69)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Playing career
c. 1930Bluefield State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939Morris Brown (assistant)
1940Morris Brown
1941–1942Morris Brown (assistant)
1944–1949Morris Brown
Head coaching record
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 black college national (1940)
1 SIAC (1940)

Graves played college football at Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia, where was a three-time Negro All-American. He later earned a PhD from the University of Iowa. Graves also coached athletics at Morristown College in Morristown, Tennessee and Shorter College in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

In 1950, Graves accepted the position of as chairman of the department of biology at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.[2] He served in that role until his retirement June 1977. Graves worked as a football and basketball official for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for 25 years.[3]

Graves died on August 11, 1977, at a hospital in Greensboro, following a short illness.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1940)
1940 Morris Brown 10–11stW Steel
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1944–1949)
1944 Morris Brown
1945 Morris Brown
1946 Morris Brown
1947 Morris Brown
1948 Morris Brown
1949 Morris Brown
Morris Brown:
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Artis Graves". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Dr. Artis P. Graves Accepts Position At North Carolina A&T". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 15, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2019 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Dr. Graves Is Stricken". Statesville Record & Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. Associated Press. August 12, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2019 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Ex-Morris Brown Coach Dr. Artis Graves Dies". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. August 13, 1977. p. 29. Retrieved December 1, 2019 via Newspapers.com open access.
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