He married his high school sweetheart, Rita, August 10, 1946, at Sacred Heart Church in Honolulu, Hawaii.
[2] Graf started officiating high school games in 1945 and eventually worked his way to college and then the NFL in 1960.
[2] Graf was the field judge for the first regular season game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals on October 11, 1970, at Municipal Stadium.
Fritz states that the perfect ending to his career was when he ran out onto the field for Super Bowl XVIII and saw his wife and his children cheering him on, joined by others.
Many notable officials worked with Graf including Ben Dreith, Tom Kelleher, Tommy Bell, and Jerry Markbreit.