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  • Herb Graver
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  • Graver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1880. He was the son of William Graver (1842–1915) and Christina Graver, who moved in 1884 to Chicago. In 1888, his father founded the Graver Tank Works in East Chicago, Indiana. The company was the first industry established in East Chicago, Indiana, and got its start manufacturing tanks for a Standard Oil Company refinery. The company was also a pioneer in the manufacture of large steel tanks for grain elevators, oil and gas storage.
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Birth Date
  • 1880-08-29
player years
  • 1901
overall record
  • 4
Name
  • Graver, Herb
  • Herb Graver
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Caption
  • Graver, from the 1903 Michigan Wolverines team photograph
Alternative Names
  • Graver, Herbert Spencer; Graver, H. S.
Date of Death
  • 1954-08-06
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Birth Place
coach years
  • 1904
death date
  • 1954-08-06
Place of Birth
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Date of Birth
  • 1880-08-29
Short Description
  • American football player and coach
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abstract
  • Graver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1880. He was the son of William Graver (1842–1915) and Christina Graver, who moved in 1884 to Chicago. In 1888, his father founded the Graver Tank Works in East Chicago, Indiana. The company was the first industry established in East Chicago, Indiana, and got its start manufacturing tanks for a Standard Oil Company refinery. The company was also a pioneer in the manufacture of large steel tanks for grain elevators, oil and gas storage. 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. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Graver was living in Chicago with his parents, four brothers (James, William, Philip and Alexander), and two servants.